Assessment of water quality of selected rivers in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria using biomarkers in Clarias gariepinus

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oluwatosin Adetola Arojojoye ◽  
Ademola Adetokunbo Oyagbemi ◽  
Olufunke Eunice Ola-Davies ◽  
Racheal Oluwabukola Asaolu ◽  
Zainab Olabanji Shittu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Niger Delta ◽  
Clarias Gariepinus ◽  
Delta Region ◽  
Niger Delta Region

scholarly journals Comparing Household Environmental Health Indicators between Oil-bearing and Non-oil-bearing Communities in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Omosivie Maduka ◽  
Benson C. Ephraim- Emmanuel
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Health ◽  
Niger Delta ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Delta Region ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Niger Delta Region ◽  
Refuse Disposal ◽  
Multistage Sampling

Background: Household environmental health indicators have contributed to the quality of life of the populace in regions of the world where they have been made available. This study compared the indicators of household environmental health between oil-bearing and non-oil-bearing communities located in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Methods: An analytical, cross-sectional household survey was carried out among 601 households in six oil-bearing and non-oil-bearing selected communities located within the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Multistage sampling was employed, and an interviewer-administered questionnaire used to elicit data on the household environmental health indicators in the communities. The scores across the six indicator domains were summed and categorized into acceptable and unacceptable status.  Results: Water sources in both oil-bearing 230 (76.4%) and non-oil-bearing communities 177 (59.0%) were sanitary. Sanitary sewage 250 (83.1%) and sullage disposal 210 (69.8%) was practiced by most households in oil-bearing areas. The minority of respondents in both oil-bearing 26 (8.6%) and non-oil-bearing 41 (13.7%) communities practiced sanitary refuse disposal. Households in oil-bearing communities had twelve times greater odds of having a satisfactory environmental health status compared to households in non-oil-bearing communities (Adjusted O.R: 11.70, 95% C.I: 7.75-17.65). Conclusion: Households in oil-bearing communities fared better in all household environmental health indicators. There is a need to address the economic and social determinants of health among households in the Niger Delta to improve household environmental health indicators.

Quality of life in people living with HIV/AIDS in Niger Delta Region, Nigeria

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Festus Abasiubong ◽  
John U. Ekott ◽  
Emem A. Bassey ◽  
Etiobong A. Etukumana ◽  
Mfon Edyang-Ekpa
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Niger Delta ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Delta Region ◽  
Niger Delta Region ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Hiv Aids

Drinking water quality at Isoko North communities of the Niger Delta Region, Nigeria

2013 ◽  
Vol 95 (7) ◽  
pp. 1116-1128 ◽  
Author(s):  
I.H. Owamah ◽  
A.K. Asiagwu ◽  
S.H.O. Egboh ◽  
S. Phil-Usiayo
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Niger Delta ◽  
Drinking Water Quality ◽  
Delta Region ◽  
Niger Delta Region

Quality of life in patients with erectile dysfunction in the Niger Delta region, Nigeria

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 236-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alphonsus U. Idung ◽  
Festus Abasiubong ◽  
Sunday B. Udoh ◽  
Oluyinka S. Akinbami
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Erectile Dysfunction ◽  
Niger Delta ◽  
Delta Region ◽  
Niger Delta Region

scholarly journals Catalogue of Some Saltwater and Freshwater Fish Species of the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 056-084
Author(s):  
Ekinadose Orose ◽  
Edafe Odioko ◽  
Okechukwu Kenneth Wokeh
Keyword(s):  
Freshwater Fish ◽  
Fish Species ◽  
Niger Delta ◽  
Marine Ecosystem ◽  
Clarias Gariepinus ◽  
Freshwater Ecosystems ◽  
Delta Region ◽  
Freshwater Fish Species ◽  
Niger Delta Region ◽  
Water Fish

The study was done to review some saltwater and freshwater fish species in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The Niger Delta is one of the most prominent regions in Nigeria, endowed with several water bodies that are distributed as freshwater like rivers, lakes, streams and creeks. These freshwater ecosystems in the region, are abundantly endowed with fish species such as Clarias gariepinus, Pila ovate, Labeo coubie, Synodontis budgetti and Synodontis eupterus. Apart from the freshwaters, the region also has vast marine ecosystem with abundance of fish species such as Elops lacerta, Mugil cephalus, Thais coronata, Periophthalmus papilio, Tympanotonus fuscatus, and Sardinella maderensis. Unfortunately, many of these fish species are endangered due to constant pollution in the Niger delta regional coastal environment. As a result, it is important to document some available freshwater and marine water fish species which will serve as a reference material for both academics and research institutions, should any of the fish species go into extinction.

scholarly journals Social Innovation for Sustainability: The Case of Oil Producing Communities in the Niger Delta region

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (23) ◽  
pp. 6767
Author(s):  
Omobhude ◽  
Chen
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Niger Delta ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Social Outcomes ◽  
Social Intervention ◽  
Delta Region ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Niger Delta Region

This study demonstrates how social innovation may engender development as well as peace in deep-rooted poverty and conflict regions in the Niger Delta context. By means of a qualitative study involving oil producing communities in the Niger Delta, this study identifies the dynamics, relevant actors and factors that foster social innovation, creating particular socio-economic outcomes, and contributes to the role of institutions in this context. Our findings suggest that active stakeholders’ engagement, facilitation and contributions from key actors significantly influences the quality of economic and social outcomes, but not necessarily environmental outcomes. This allows us to advance the theory on social innovation by analyzing the mechanisms through which social intervention processes may alter the lives of ordinary community members in areas where social and economic interventions are seriously required.

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