CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Locally available fresh water which is colourless, tasteless and odourless liquid, that is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen (WHO, 2006) can easily be contaminated when mixed with wastewater, this call for proper management of wastewater before discharge. Wastewater management system is one of the most important … Read more
FASTNESS PROPERTIES OF FRESH AND FERMENTED DYES EXTRACTED FROM CICHA PLANTS (INDIGOFERA TRINCTORIA) ON COTTON AND SYNTHETIC FABRICS (BORNO STATE) ABSTRACT This study was designed to examine the Fastness Properties of Fresh and Fermented Dyes Extracted from „Cicha‟ Plants (Indigofera Trinctoria) on Cotton and Synthetic Fabrics (Borno State).The researcher used anindigenous plant leaves „cicha‟ one … Read more
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Pharmacokinetics Pharmacokinetics is the study of the time course of drug and metabolite levels in different fluids, tissues, and excreta of the body, and of the mathematical relationships required to develop models to interpret such data (Gibaldi and Perrier, 2004). Neligan (2006) defined Pharmacokinetics as the study of what the body … Read more
PREVALENCE OF DIROFILARIA IMMITIS IN DOGS IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT The study on prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis was conducted in Zaria. A total of three hundred and seventeen dogs were examined from seven sampling sites; Samaru, Sabon Gari, Tudun Wada, Wusasa, Basawa, Kongo and Gyellesu from April to December 2012. 5mls of blood from the … Read more
EFFECTS OF COPPER AND LEAD ON THE PHYSIOLOGY OF SALVINIA MOLESTA, PISTIA STRATIOTES AND LEMNA TRISULCA AND THEIR PHYTOREMEDIATION POTENTIALS CHAPTER ONE/ INTRODUCTION General Introduction A pollutant is any substance in the environment, which causes objectionable effects, impairing the welfare of the environment, reducing the quality of life and may eventually cause death. Such a … Read more