Aspects of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Aquatic Ecosystems: A One Health Perspective DOI Open Access

Godgift Nabebe,

Emmanuel N. Ogamba,

Sylvester Chibueze Izah

et al.

Greener Journal of Environment Management and Public Safety, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(1), P. 22 - 43

Published: April 5, 2024

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a group of persistent organic pollutants with complex chemical structure, predominantly derived from both natural and anthropogenic activities. The paper focuses on the overview PAHs in aquatic ecosystems. found that widespread ecosystems, arising volcanic eruptions, forest fires, industrial discharges, urban runoff, oil spills, atmospheric deposition. persistence water bodies is influenced by factors such as temperature, salinity, pH, which determine their partitioning, distribution, bioaccumulation within sediments biota. study also toxicological effects organisms profound, causing acute chronic toxicity fish, while leading to genotoxic carcinogenic outcomes. These compounds can disrupt reproductive, developmental, immune functions, biomarkers exposure evident affected species. Human health equally at risk, bioaccumulate biomagnify through food chain, via contaminated seafood water, risks ranging carcinogenicity endocrine disruption. From an ecosystem perspective, degrade critical services quality, fisheries, biodiversity, impacting livelihoods security coastal communities. A One Health approach, integrating human, animal, environmental sectors, essential for monitoring mitigating PAH pollution. Strategies include source control, bioremediation, regulatory frameworks, community-based interventions. Therefore, addressing knowledge gaps, advancing ecotoxicological studies, frameworks offer sustainable pathways manage PAHs, mitigate impacts, protect ecosystems public health.

Language: Английский

Environmental Risk Assessment of Trace Metal Pollution: A Statistical Perspective DOI Creative Commons
Matthew Chidozie Ogwu, Sylvester Chibueze Izah,

Wisdom Ebiye Sawyer

et al.

Environmental Geochemistry and Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 47(4)

Published: Feb. 28, 2025

Abstract Trace metal pollution is primarily driven by industrial, agricultural, and mining activities presents complex environmental challenges with significant implications for ecological human health. Traditional methods of risk assessment (ERA) often fall short in addressing the intricate dynamics trace metals, necessitating adoption advanced statistical techniques. This review focuses on integrating contemporary methods, such as Bayesian modeling, machine learning, geostatistics, into ERA frameworks to improve precision, reliability, interpretability. Using these innovative approaches, either alone or preferably combination, provides a better understanding mechanisms transport, bioavailability, their impacts can be achieved while also predicting future contamination patterns. The use spatial temporal analysis, coupled uncertainty quantification, enhances hotspots associated risks. Integrating models ecotoxicology further strengthens ability evaluate health risks, providing broad framework managing pollution. As new contaminants emerge existing pollutants evolve behavior, need adaptable, data-driven methodologies becomes ever more pressing. advancement tools interdisciplinary collaboration will essential developing effective management strategies informing policy decisions. Ultimately, lies diverse data sources, analytical techniques, stakeholder engagement, ensuring resilient approach mitigating protecting public

Language: Английский

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Cronbach's Alpha: A Cornerstone in Ensuring Reliability and Validity in Environmental Health Assessment DOI Open Access
Sylvester Chibueze Izah,

Sylva Ligeiaziba,

Milan Hait

et al.

ES Energy & Environments, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

Cronbach's alpha (CA) presents significant potential in environmental health assessment.This metric plays a crucial role ensuring the reliability of measurement instruments, guaranteeing that they consistently capture intended constructs across various situations and over time.This review centres on exploring capabilities measures internal consistency, particularly CA, context assessment.The findings underscore indispensability CA health, especially involving high-stakes decisions.This emphasizes importance assessment tools, reinforcing their validity.In studies, emerges as highly promising, evaluation pollution using indices.Its indication strong consistency significantly contributes to construct validity tools.Furthermore, use ensures data reliability, informs sound decision-making, enhances overall effectiveness research this vital field.Therefore, its adoption application tools commonly employed for assessing human risks related toxicants are deemed necessary robustness process.Enhancing these processes involves incorporating factor analysis considering sample size.However, caution should be exercised avoid drawbacks, such assumption unidimensionality.

Language: Английский

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Efficiently removing four cationic dyes from aqueous solution by magnetite@polypyrrole@2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid microspheres DOI Creative Commons
Chuanjin Wang,

Baoquan Liang,

Hong Gao

et al.

Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 700, P. 134659 - 134659

Published: July 1, 2024

Water pollution caused by various cationic dyes is becoming more and serious. A combination of magnetic materials, conductive polymers, some strong adsorption groups expected to solve this challenge. Herein, magnetite (Fe3O4)@polypyrrole@2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid (Fe3O4@PPy@AMPS) fabricated as adsorbent for removing methylene blue (MB), rhodamine B (RhB), malachite green (MG), crystalline violet (CV) from aqueous solution. The investigation the factors including type, concentration, time, temperature demonstrates that Fe3O4@PPy@AMPS has superior properties adsorb four dyes. maximum capacity these separately 183.486, 215.054, 144.718 194.175 mg/g. Notably, although it goes through five cycles, composite maintains a remarkable dye removal efficiency exceeding 95 %. Kinetic analysis reveals process conforms closely pseudo-second-order kinetic model. isotherm Langmuir model, signifying monolayer Thermodynamic parameters also indicate endothermic spontaneous. Furthermore, density functional theory (DFT) simulations affirm molecular interactions between dyes, elucidating mechanism. high recyclable nature underscores its significance in addressing wastewater remediation.

Language: Английский

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Public Health Risks Associated with Antibiotic Residues in Poultry Food Products DOI Creative Commons
Sylvester Chibueze Izah, Akmaral Nurmakhanova, Matthew Chidozie Ogwu

et al.

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 101815 - 101815

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Short-Term Health Effects of Air Pollution DOI
Sylvester Chibueze Izah, Matthew Chidozie Ogwu,

Nsikak Godwin Etim

et al.

˜The œhandbook of environmental chemistry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Statistical Models for Effective Management of Tropical Diseases DOI
Matthew Chidozie Ogwu, Sylvester Chibueze Izah

Health information science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 131 - 154

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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INTEGRATED ONE HEALTH STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE POTABLE WATER SYSTEMS AND ECOSYSTEM PROTECTION DOI Open Access
Chinwe A. Onwudiegwu, Sylvester Chibueze Izah

Greener Journal of Environment Management and Public Safety, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 13(1), P. 1 - 18

Published: March 12, 2025

The integrated One Health approach offers a comprehensive framework to address human, animal, and environmental health interconnections, particularly within potable water systems ecosystem protection. This paper examines how an integrative can provide practical strategies for sustainable management conservation, essential ensuring safe drinking water. Healthy ecosystems vital services such as natural filtration, groundwater recharge, flow regulation, necessary maintaining Conversely, degradation polluted systems, intensify challenges economic impacts, underscoring the urgent need protection restoration. Critical in adopting include standardization of monitoring climate change community involvement. However, emerging technologies, Internet Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), remote sensing innovative tools more effective quality ecosystems, reinforcing policy frameworks community-driven efforts. Successful case studies, like Bangladesh Arsenic Mitigation Program California Wetlands Restoration, demonstrate potential improve public outcomes. Integrating management, socio-economic factors contribute solutions that promote resilience, equity, integrity. In facing increasing pressures from urbanization, it is crucial adopt collaborative, cross-disciplinary recognize interconnectedness safeguard future generations.

Language: Английский

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Statistical Approaches in Medical Social Work: Enhancing Health Surveillance and Evaluating Intervention Outcomes DOI Open Access

Tatiana Jack,

Sylvester Chibueze Izah

Greener Journal of Epidemiology and Public Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 13(1), P. 6 - 18

Published: Jan. 30, 2025

Statistical approaches are critical in advancing medical social work, particularly health surveillance, outbreak detection, and evaluating intervention outcomes. This paper focuses on how integrating advanced statistical methods enhances the effectiveness of work by informing evidence-based practices improving public interventions. Using syndromic surveillance space-time scan statistics has revolutionized monitoring disease outbreaks, enabling timely responses targeted interventions to mitigate threats. These methodologies can also foster data-driven decision-making, allowing workers tailor based rigorous evidence a deeper understanding patient needs determinants health. However, challenges remain effectively these tools into practice, including data accessibility, interdisciplinary collaboration, potential for misinterpretation complex findings. Despite barriers, opportunities presented vast. They enhance contribute identifying trends disparities, more equitable healthcare delivery. As background increasingly shifts toward models, must embrace inform their address diverse populations' multifaceted challenges. The successful incorporation is essential outcomes, advocating vulnerable communities, promoting equity.

Language: Английский

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Water Quality Management: Processes Influencing Waterborne Diseases and Sustainable Solutions DOI

Wisdom Ebiye Sawyer,

Kurotimipa Frank Ovuru,

Nsikak Godwin Etim

et al.

Environmental science and engineering, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 53 - 85

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Risk Assessment and Health Impact Studies: Strategic Tools for Managing Environmental Health DOI
Sylvester Chibueze Izah, Matthew Chidozie Ogwu

Environmental science and engineering, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 313 - 346

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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