The Lead Poisoning Control in Zamfara and Niger States, Nigeria: A 2010-2018 Review

Umar-Tsafe, Nasir T.; Olayinka, Adebola; Ahmed, S.M. Tazim; Shehu, Muhammad Sagir; Poggensi, Gaby; Habib, Abdulrazaq G.; Sabitu, Kabir; Nguku, Patrick; Jafiya, Abubakar; Kachalla, Mairo; Gubio, Aishatu Binu; Muhammad, Hawwa Inna; Aliyu, Sagir; Idris, Bashir; Shehu, Bara’atu; Isah, Abdulrahman; Ahmad, H.; Madaro, Yusuf; Usman, Rabi; Halilu, Ibrahim; Yalwa, Habibu; Kolo, Hauwa; Waziri, Endie; Gidado, Saheed; Dalhat, Mahmud; Mwangombe, Benjamin J; Olabiyo, Ruth; Oloruntuyi, Gbemisola; Yauri, Abdullahi Zakariyya; Shinkafi, Balkisu A; Sani-Gwarzo, Nasir; Iliyasu, Zubairu; Mamman, Aisha Indo; Isah, HS; Akuyam, SA; Anetor, John I; Brown, Mary Jean; Stanslas, Johnson

doi:10.3389/conf.fphar.2019.63.00028

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“…The Zamfara Pb poisoning due to mining is one sad scenario that cannot be forgotten in the history of Nigeria. Over 400 children died of Pb poisoning in Zamfara ( 2010) and Niger States (2015) (Umar-Tsafe et al, 2019). By scope and magnitude, the disaster could be described as the largest in modern times (Umar-Tsafe et al, 2019).…”

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“…Over 400 children died of Pb poisoning in Zamfara ( 2010) and Niger States (2015) (Umar-Tsafe et al, 2019). By scope and magnitude, the disaster could be described as the largest in modern times (Umar-Tsafe et al, 2019). Unfortunately, Pb is non-biodegradable, and could be present in the environment for as long as possible.…”

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Co-Impact of Security Challenges, Energy Price Shocks, and Environmental Pollution on Nutrition and Food Security in Nigeria

Abdulwaliyu,

Arekemase,

L. Batari

et al. 2023

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Global food insecurity is on the increase, and factors responsible for it are dynamic and differ from country to country. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impacts of security challenges, energy price shocks, and environmental pollution (SEE) on food production, availability, affordability, stability, utilization, and on malnutrition using information from existing literature. Information relevant to the scope of this study was sourced from local Journals, African Journal Online, Science Direct etc. The sourced information deduced that the security challenges in Nigeria had affected (though still affecting) food availability, affordability, and accessibility. While energy price shocks affects negatively, financial access to food especially among the low and middle income households in Nigeria. Environmental pollution on the other hand impairs soil fertility and degradation, aquatic animal’s extinction, and food safety. The impacts of SEE on food security are enormous and would in no doubt breed more malnutrition especially among children. Also, local, regional, and national security stability and development may be affected. Therefore, it is imperative that the government and other relevant stakeholders find information in this study impactful and useful, and enable them formulate, propagate, and put to action policies and programs that could in short time thwarts the menaces associated with SEE for a better food secured nation.

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Section: Effects Of Heavy Metals Pollution On Food Safety and Securitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Effects Of Heavy Metals Pollution On Food Safety and Securitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Co-Impact of Security Challenges, Energy Price Shocks, and Environmental Pollution on Nutrition and Food Security in Nigeria

Abdulwaliyu,

Arekemase,

L. Batari

et al. 2023

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“…Several workers have carried out studies on the levels of heavy metals in soil samples from different communities in Zamfara State [9][10][11][12][13][14][15] but few studies have been carried out on soil contamination in mining communities in Niger State [16][17][18]. These studies employed the use of atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) which involve pretreatment procedures such as wet digestion, dry ashing and microwave oven dissolution or extraction.…”

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Electrochemical determination of the levels of lead and cadmium in soil samples from Niger and Ogun States, Nigeria: remediation potential with chitosan phosphate and implications for human health and disease

Olaitan

Okiei

2021

SN Appl. Sci.

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Lead and cadmium poisoning is common in some parts of Nigeria as a result of artisanal mining of gold. The poisoning has led to the deaths of hundreds of women and children below the age of five years. In this study, the concentrations of lead and cadmium in eight soil samples collected from selected artisanal gold mining locations in Niger State and battery dismantling site in Ogun State were electrochemically determined. Linear sweep stripping voltammetry technique was used with glassy carbon as working electrode, Ag/AgCl as reference and platinum as auxiliary electrode. The cathodic peak current for the reduction of lead was observed at − 490 mV while that of cadmium was observed at − 675 mV. The concentrations of lead in the soil samples ranged between 19 and 417 mg/kg while that of cadmium was in the range 20–182 mg/kg. The ability of chitosan phosphate to adsorb lead and cadmium in the polluted soil samples was investigated as a step towards carrying out remediation of the polluted environment. Chitosan phosphate was derived from chitosan which was prepared by the deacetylation of chitin obtained from crab. The chitosan phosphate was found to remove the lead and cadmium from all the soil samples studied.

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Polydatin Increases Lifespan and Rescue Lead-induced Behavioural Deficits, Inflammatory and Oxidative Damage in Drosophila melanogaster Harwich Strain.

Highab¹,

Ya’u

Magaji

et al. 2022

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Background Lead (Pb) is toxic and cause many adverse clinical outcomes in children and adult, however, polydatin (PD) is a natural product from plants with reported antioxidative, neuroprotective and inflammatory properties. This study investigated the role of polydatin on lead-induced behavioural deficits, oxidative stress and inflammatory damages in D. melanogaster. D. melanogaster (Harwich strain, 1 to 3 days old) were orally administered lead acetate (PbAc) (0, 50, 100, 250 and 500 µM/5g diet) and PD (0, 5, 10, 20 and 40 µM/5g diet) for 14-days survival assays respectively. Thereafter, three concentrations of PD (10, 20 and 40 µM/5g diet) and one concentration of PbAc (250 µM/5g diet) were selected to evaluate the ameliorative potential of polydatin on PbAc-induced toxicity in D. melanogaster after 5-days oral co-treatment. Results Markers of behavioural (acetylcholinesterase, locomotor performance, fecundity and eclosure of the flies (emergence)), oxidative stress-antioxidant status (hydrogen peroxide, total thiol, catalase and glutathione-S-transferase, cell viability), inflammation (nitric oxide) were evaluated. Polydatin elevate the lifespan of D. melanogaster in a dose-dependent manner up to 40 µM/kg diet. Furthermore, polydatin alleviate PbAc-induced inhibition of catalase, glutathione-S-transferase and acetylcholinesterase activities in D. melanogaster. Moreover, polydatin significantly (p < 0.05) alleviate PbAc-induced cell death, behavioural deficits, accumulation of nitric oxide, hydrogen peroxide, total thiol levels and histopathological lesions in flies. Conclusion The lifespan prolonging effects of polydatin and its ameliorative role on PbAc-mediated toxicity in the flies may be due to its improvement in the behavioural deficits, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

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The Lead Poisoning Control in Zamfara and Niger States, Nigeria: A 2010-2018 Review

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Co-Impact of Security Challenges, Energy Price Shocks, and Environmental Pollution on Nutrition and Food Security in Nigeria

Co-Impact of Security Challenges, Energy Price Shocks, and Environmental Pollution on Nutrition and Food Security in Nigeria

Electrochemical determination of the levels of lead and cadmium in soil samples from Niger and Ogun States, Nigeria: remediation potential with chitosan phosphate and implications for human health and disease

Polydatin Increases Lifespan and Rescue Lead-induced Behavioural Deficits, Inflammatory and Oxidative Damage in Drosophila melanogaster Harwich Strain.

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