Research Papers/Topics in Agricultural And Bio Environmental Engineering

Design, Fabrication andpr Performance Evaluation of a Battery Operated Solar Charged Boom Sprayer

Table of Content CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1       Background to the study 1.2       Solar Energy and Deep Cycle Battery 1.2.1    Solar Energy    1.3       Definition of Sprayer 1.4       Statement of the Problem 1.5       Aims and Objectives of the Project             1.6       Justification of the Project 1.7       Scope of the Project CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1       Solar Energy 2.2       Solar cells 2.3  ...

An Investigation on Types of Litter Found Along the Walvis Bay Promenade

Table of Content Introduction  Objectives  Study design  Data collection  Results  Discussion  Recommendation  References Introduction Litter is the improper disposal of waste products through human activities (Berglund, Koivula & Eeva 2011). Why people litter?  Dropping litter where litter has already accumulated. Lack of knowledge on the effects of litter on the environment. Laziness & Ignorance A promenade is a public walkway, typically along the sea front.  The Walvis Ba...

Construction of a Battery Cage with Manually Operated Waste Conveyor

This is a research work carried out on battery cage system of poultry management. It's all about how to minimize waste from poultry birds and also how to convey waste by employing the help of a belt conveyor 

EFFECTS OF LIQUID WASTES FROM AUTOMOBILE WORKSHOPS ON PROPERTIES OF SOILS IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT: This study was carried out in Udi, Udenu and Nsukka Local Government Areas, in Enugu state. The effects of liquid wastes from automobile workshops on some selected soil properties of the study area were investigated. Auger samples were collected at two depths, (surface, 0- 20cm) and (subsurface, 20- 40cm) of automobile wastes contaminated sites and 100m away for uncontaminated sites. Core samples were collected from both soils and surface samples were again collected for planting m...

Isolation of oil degradation bacteria

Petroleum-based products are the major source of  energy for industry and daily life. The technology commonly used for the soil remediation includes mechanical, burying, evaporation, dispersion,  and washing. However, these Technologies are expensive and can lead to incomplete decomposition of contaminants (Zaid A. Pirzada.2015) The Bioremediation technique is a pollution treatment technology that uses biological systems to catalyse the destruction or transformation...

PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS & LEVEL OF SOME TOXIC METALS IN STREET DUST

ABSTRACT This research study the concentration of certain toxic metals in street dust along road construction site and relate the finding to the standard control measure to determine the extent to which environmental uncontrolled process can pollute the environment. This study therefore investigate the Physicochemical parameters of street dust and concentration of three toxic metals; Nickel (Ni), Copper (Cu) and Cadmium (Cd) in Arakale – NEPA Road in Akure City of Ondo State. A total numbe...

SUSTAINABLE WASTE TO WEALTH SCHEME FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF LAGOSA CASE FOR PET BOTTLES

ABSTRACT  Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles are plastic bottles derived from the raw material known as polyethylene terephthalate). The PET bottles are widely used for packaging carbonated drinks, beverages, food items, mineral water. Due to high consumption of PET bottles, trillions of PET bottles are disposed every year through, land filling, incineration, and ocean dumping; thus, creating nuisance and causing problem to the environment.  This work aims to find an environmentally ...

AIR POLLUTION TOLERANCE INDEX OF SOME TREE SPECIES AROUND ELECTRICITY GENERATING HOUSES IN AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS, ZARIA, NIGERIA

The  study  examined  the  Air  Pollution  Tolerance  Index  (APTI)  of  seven  different  tree  species  growing around  electricity  generating  houses  within  the  Ahmadu  Bello  University  (ABU)  Main  campus, Samaru.  Four  parameters,  leaf  relative  water  content  (RWC),  ascorbic  acid  content  (AA),  total chlorophyll  (TCH)  and  pH  of  leaf  extract  were  used  to  compute  the  APTI  of  the  tree  species.  Results indi...

ASSESSING HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION IN SOIL OF FABRIC PRODUCTION VICINITY

ABSTRACT The study of heavy metal deposition and accumulation in fabric production vicinity is of increasing interest because of the awareness that heavy metals present in soils may have negative consequences on human health and the environment. This study describes the assessment of heavy metal concentration in soils of fabric production vicinity a case study of Itoku Adire Kampala market, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. Five (5) top soil samples and 5 sub soil samples were collected rando...

STUDIES ON THE HAEMATOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CLARIAS GARIEPINUS FROM GUBI DAM, BAUCHI STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACTStudies were carried out to determine the haematological characteristics of Clarias gariepinus healthy specimens were obtained from Gubi dam. Blood sample ranging between 1.0-1.5ml were taken with the aid of sterilized syringe (21G) inserted by caudal vein puncture. The haematological parameters for each blood specimen were measured using automated haematological analyzer (sysmex  Kx 21N; 000758 model). Blood biochemical analysis to determine plasma albumin, glucose, protein, sodi...

FLOODING IN NIGERIAN CITIES: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECT. (A CASE STUDY OF BENIN CITY, EDO STATE)

ABSTRACT Nigeria is the most populous Black race country in Africa and in the world with a total land area of 983,213 km2 occupied by over 160 Million people: The interaction of these millions of people with their environment has left indelible mark on the landscape. Urbanization, deforestation, flooding, desertification, over population and all kinds of pollution are some of the resultant effects of man’s interaction with his environment. These changes result from the populace attempt to ...