A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PIPEBORNE WATER AND OTHER SOURCES OF WATER WITHIN ENUGU METROPOLIS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION (INDEPENDENCE LAYOUT LOCALITY)
In light of the creation idea, it is abundantly evident that water has been around for at least as long as people have. Since the beginning of time, man has made use of this one-of-a-kind commodity for a wide variety of uses, including those in the home.
The majority of our water comes...
View DetailsATTITUDE OF MOTHERS TOWARDS IMMUNIZATION IN IKPOBA-OKHA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: According to the oxford advanced learners dictionary, immunization is the process of protecting an individual or animal from a disease especially by giving them an injection or a vaccine. Immunization is also defined as a process by which...
View DetailsCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF DETTOL PRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION: Reckitt Benckiser is the company that creates the Dettol brand of hygiene products and markets them under the brand name Dettol. It dates back to far before the 1980s when it was first implemented. Antiseptics are antimicrobial compounds that are administered t...
View DetailsAN INVESTIGATION OF FUNGI RELATED WITH SPOILAGE OF SMOKED DRIED FISH
Background Of The Study: Fish is an excellent source of protein and has a high nutrient density. If it is treated improperly, however, it might serve as a good substrate for the development of microbes (Abulu, 2022). The degradation of fish products may be attrib...
View DetailsASSESSMENT ON THE ROLE OF PLANTS IN THE TREATMENT OF DISEASES CAUSED BY MICRO-ORGANISMS BASED IN THE NATURAL PRODUCTS
BACKGROUNG OF STUDY: Infectious diseases are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, accounting for approximately 50% of all deaths in tropical countries and as much as 20% of deaths in the Americas. Despite the significant progress made in microbiology and the...
View DetailsASSESSMENT ON THE ROLE OF PLANTS IN THE TREATMENT OF DISEASES CAUSED BY MICRO-ORGANISMS BASED IN THE NATURAL PRODUCTS
BACKGROUNG OF STUDY: Infectious diseases are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, accounting for approximately 50% of all deaths in tropical countries and as much as 20% of deaths in the Americas. Despite the significant progress made in microbiology and the...
View DetailsATTITUDE OF MOTHERS TOWARDS IMMUNIZATION IN IKPOBA-OKHA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: According to the oxford advanced learners dictionary, immunization is the process of protecting an individual or animal from a disease especially by giving them an injection or a vaccine. Immunization is also defined as a process by which...
View DetailsCOMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ANTIMICROBIAL STRENGTH OF THREE MOST COMMON ANTIBIOTICS USED IN ENUGU (CASE STUDY OF ANTIBIOTICS DRUGS)
HISTORICAL BACK GROUND: Antibiotics are chemicals when the chemical are put into the body, they stop the growth of kinds of germs. They help the body to fight diseases. More than 3,000 years ago ancient people stumbled over the discovery that some moulds cou...
View DetailsTHE ROLE OF MICRO-ORGANISMS IN WASTE RECYCLING
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Microorganisms are found virtually everywhere in the natural world, where they perform a wide variety of important tasks. Microorganisms like Halobacterium, which live in the Dead Sea, and Chlamydomonas nivalis, which is responsible for p...
View DetailsTHE EFFECT RATE OF FERTILIZER APPLICATION ON VEGETABLE (TELFAIRIA OCCIDENTALIS)
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION: In Africa indigenous vegetables remain popular in rural areas where they are often considered to be more nutritive than exotic vegetables.Telfairiaoccidentalis commonly called fluted pumpk...
View DetailsTHE ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF BACTERIA IN THE ENVIRONMENT
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study: Environment is a comprehensive term, which comprises of all the factors which make up the surroundings. The air that one brea...
View DetailsTHE ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF FERMENTATION
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction: Fermentation is the chemical transformation o organic substances into simpler compounds by the action of enzymes, complex organic catalysts which are produced by microorganisms such as molds yeasts or bacterial. Enzymes act by...
View DetailsCHARACTERIZATION OF staphylococcus aureus ISOLATED FROM DOOR HANDLES
Background of study
A problem for world health has been the spread of infectious diseases by hand contact. Gram positive and negative bacteria are notably known to infect surfaces that come into touch with people, such as door handles, tables, chairs, w...
View DetailsISOLATION AND CHARACTERASATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL PRODUCING BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH THE SOIL
Background of study
Antibiotic resistance has recently emerged as a significant and alarming problem in the medical community. It is a result of the overuse or improper prescription of antibiotics, which has affected the empirical treatment of patients. Many pathogenic bacteria have dev...
View DetailsCHARACTERISATION OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS ISOLATED FROM DOOR HANDLES
INTRODUCTION
Infectious diseases transmitted via hand contact have been a global health challenge. Gram positive and negative bacteria most especially are found to contaminate contact surfaces e.g; door handles, tables, chairs, windows etc. (Grace et al., 2018). Infectious diseases top...
View DetailsA COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PIPEBORNE WATER AND OTHER SOURCES OF WATER WITHIN ENUGU METROPOLIS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION (INDEPENDENCE LAYOUT LOCALITY)
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
In light of the creation idea, it is abundantly evident that water has been around for at least as long as people have. Since the beginning of time, man has made use of this one-of-a-k...
View DetailsANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTY OF THE HEXANE EXTRACT FROM THE PODS OF ACACIA NILOTICA (L.) DEL. (MIMOSACEAE)
ABSTRACT
Acacia niloticais a multipurpose plant belonging to the family Mimosaceae. Commonly known as Prickly acacia in English and Bagaruwa in Hausa, It has medicinal properties which include antimalaria, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, etc. Traditionally, the pods are us...
View DetailsANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTY OF THE HEXANE EXTRACT FROM THE PODS OF ACACIA NILOTICA (L.) DEL. (MIMOSACEAE)
ABSTRACT
Acacia niloticais a multipurpose plant belonging to the family Mimosaceae. Commonly known as Prickly acacia in English and Bagaruwa in Hausa, It has medicinal properties which include antimalaria, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, etc. Traditionally, the pods are us...
View DetailsBIODEGRATION OF CRUDE OIL BY BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM PRISTINE SOIL
1.1Background to the Study
In recent years, the demand for petroleum as a source of energy and raw material for chemical industries has resulted in a tremendous increase in world production. This increase in production, refining and distribution of crude oil has also brought with it an...
View DetailsEFFICACY OF DISINFECTION TECHNIQUES ON MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES SOLD IN MARKETS IN YOLA-JIMETA, NORTHEASTERN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
In order to determine the microbial quality of fruits and vegetables sold in Yola- Jimeta markets and the efficacy of vinegar in decontaminant, the microbial contaminations of 16 samples of cabbage, carrot, lettuce, and tomato obtained from Yola-Jimeta market was determined bef...
View DetailsEVALUATION OF THE SUITABILITY OF THE RIVER NIGER WATER FOR AGRICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC PURPOSES IN PARTS OF KOGI STATE NIGERIA
1.1Background of the Study
The importance of River Niger in the daily life of the people living along the bank of the river through which the river flows and its health implications make it imperative that thorough quality examination be conducted on the water. It is possible that flood...
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