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Department of Plant Biology, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
Dr. Iyeh Veronica A is an Associate professor in the Department of Biological Science, Kogi State University, Nigeria. His study interests major in Environmental Pollution, Bioremediation. Currently, Dr. Iyeh Veronica A is the author/editor/reviewer in several international journals. He published 10 articles in many journals and the articles are informative and got good citations.
Research Article
Assessment of the Effect of Leachates on Ground Water Supplies in Selected Locations in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria
Author(s): Akanbi Gada Mariam A*, Olawepo Gabriel K, Iyeh Veronica A and Ogundele Susan B
Ground water pollution as a result of anthropogenic activities of man in the environment is increasing on a daily
basis and this comes with some negative environmental and health impacts on man. Due to the impacts of leachate
on groundwater and other water supplies, its importance has gained much attention in recent times. Well water
sample were collected from wells in four sites selected from Osogbo, Osun State Nigeria. Ten samples each were
collected from the four sites. The sites were Oke Baale area of the city (control), Oke-fia area of the state capital,
where three sites were identified based on proximity to landfills. Analyses of physiochemical parameters and Heavy
metals were done on the collections. Data were subjected to Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) to separate the means
and in case (s) of significant difference in means, data were further subjected to .. View More»