Abstract The indoor air quality of four Local Government Areas of Lagos State, Nigeria (Eti-Osa, Ikeja, Surulere, and Apapa) were monitored in this study. Six sample locations in each of the selected Local Government Areas were assessed for Particulate Matter (PM2.5 and PM10), Temperature, Relative Humidity, Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S), Noise level, Carbon Monoxide (CO), Volatile […]
MODELLING THE ANNUAL TRENDS OF PM2.5 CONCENTRATION ACROSS THE CITIES OF THE NIGER DELTA REGION NIGERIA
Abstract Fine particulate matter PM2.5 has attracted much attention both scientific and public, due to its effects on human health. This study used remotely sensed PM2.5 to model the annual trends of PM2.5 concentration across the cities of the Niger delta region of Nigeria. Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) PM2.5 data for this study was acquired […]
ANALYZING DROUGHT CONDITIONS, INTERVENTIONS AND MAPPING OF VULNERABLE AREAS USING NDVI AND SPI INDICES IN EASTERN ETHIOPIA, SOMALI REGION
Abstract Analysis of a long-term temporal and spatial drought conditions in Somali region was done using Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) and Coefficient of Variation (CV) for 6 meteorological stations and Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) analysis were performed by enhancing images from Landsat 5 TM of two different years. CV was computed for Belg season, […]
SOCIAL NORMS, SUSTAINABILITY ORIENTATION AND SUSTAINABLE ENTREPRENEURSHIP OF SMALL BUSINESSES IN IBADAN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract This study has examined the disposition of Nigerian entrepreneurs to sustainability orientation in their business practices. It also examined if sustainability orientation has any direct relationship with sustainable entrepreneurship. In the same vein, it investigated the effect of social norm variables of group identity and environmental safety consciousness on sustainable entrepreneurship. These were with […]
STATISTICAL RELATIONSHIP OF INTER-ANNUAL RAINFALL VARIABILITY AND CROP YIELDS IN NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract The study investigated the relationship between inter annual rainfall variability and crop yield in Nasarawa State. Only the secondary sources of data were employed for the study. Data on crop yield was collected from the archives of Nasarawa Agricultural Development Program (NADP), this include crop yield data in metric tons from 1998 to 2015. […]
INFLUENCE OF PARTICIPATION, TRUST AND PERCEPTIONS ON RESIDENTS’ SUPPORT FOR CONSERVATION OF BUILT ENVIRONMENT IN ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN, TANZANIA
Abstract This study develops a model of residents’ support for conservation using social exchange theory, complemented by the concept of participation in decision making borrowed from the Arnstein’s Model of Participation. The framework posited that residents’ support for conservation is influenced by the trust in conservation authorities and perceived benefits, and trust is determined by […]
GROUNDWATER SUITABILITY FOR AQUACULTURE: A CASE STUDY OF AGBOR, DELTA STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract The increasing practice of aquaculture to meet the market demand for fish and the use of groundwater for freshwater aquaculture, has necessitated the need for the screening of source water for its physico-chemical properties to ascertain its suitability for efficient fish production. The study was aimed at assessing the groundwater in Agbor Delta State […]
COMPARATIVE INSECT ABUNDANCE AND DIVERSITY IN AMURUM FOREST RESERVE AND SURROUNDING FARMLANDS, JOS, NIGERIA
Abstract Abundance and diversity of ground-dwelling insect of Amurum Forest Reserve and surrounding farmlands (subdivided into organic and inorganic farmlands) was studied using the pitfall trap method during the on-set of the rainy season of 2005. The organic farmland is made up of waste products from animal husbandry, plant decomposition or products from waste treatment […]
COMPARATIVE EFFECTS OF Arachis hypogaea and Sorghum bicolor ON TOTAL PETROLEUM AND PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF CRUDE OIL CONTAMINATED SOILS
Abstract This study compared the effects of Arachis hypogaea and Sorghum bicolor on the total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) content, pH, moisture content, total organic matter, total organic carbon, total nitrogen and available chloride, sulphate and phosphorus ions of crude oil contaminated soil. Pot experiments were conducted in which A. hypogaea and S. bicolor were grown […]
TOWARDS OPTIMAL IRRIGATION WATER ABSTRACTION FROM HARAMAYA DRY LAKE BASIN
Abstract Water resources of the dry Haramaya Lake Basin have been used for agriculture and water supply purposes in unsustainable manner. Since the disappearance of the lake, agricultural area has expanded to the dry lake and farmers started to irregularly pump water out of the basin ground water. This coupled with the inefficient irrigation has […]