Sciences de la Terre et de l'environnement

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X-ray micro-tomographic data of live larvae of the beetle Cacosceles newmannii

Quantifying insect respiratory structures and their variation has remained challenging due to their microscopic size. Here we measure insect tracheal …

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Fluoride Content in Drinking Water and the Health Implications of Fluoride-Rich Water Consumption: An Overview of the Situation in Canada and Nigeria

Fluoride is an inorganic monatomic anion of fluorine and forms part of essential reagents used by the chemical industry. It …

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Relationship Between Soil Organic Matter and Some Physical Properties in Selected Soils of the Oil Palm Belt of Nigeria

Organic matter is related to all plant nutrients and is a major contributor to tropical soils cation exchange capacity. Its …

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Categorisation of culturable bioaerosols in a fruit juice manufacturing facility

Bioaerosols are defined as aerosols that comprise particles of biological origin or activity that may affect living organisms through infectivity, …

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Estimating zonal Ekman transport along coastal Senegal during passage of Hurricane Fred, 30–31 August 2015

Abstract We examine the role of zonal Ekman transport along the coast of Senegal on 30 August 2015 when the …

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Gender and Environment in the Interior of Santiago Island/Cape Verde: Sand Harvesting From Women Heads of Families**

Cape Verde is an island country and Sahelian, where the climatic conditions cause a rainfall deficit originating dry periods causing …

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Congolius, a new genus of African reed frog endemic to the central Congo: A potential case of convergent evolution

The reed frog genus Hyperolius (Afrobatrachia, Hyperoliidae) is a speciose genus containing over 140 species of mostly small to medium-sized …

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Analysis of the gap in enterprise access to renewable energy between rural and urban areas in Cameroon

Permanent access to energy is an essential pillar of economic development. However, there is a growing evidence that contemporary energy …

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Application of Automated Throw Backstripping Method to Characterize Recent Faulting Activity Migration in the Al Hoceima Bay (Northeast Morocco): Geodynamic Implications

Automation of the throw backstripping method has proven to be an effective tool for the determination of the evolution of …

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Genomic characterization of a polyvalent hydrocarbonoclastic bacterium Pseudomonas sp. strain BUN14

Abstract Bioremediation offers a viable alternative for the reduction of contaminants from the environment, particularly petroleum and its recalcitrant derivatives. …

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Opportunities to Alleviate Soil Acidity Impact Through Exploitation of Diverse Liming Materials Integrated with Different Phosphatic Fertilizer Sources in Ethiopia

Several research activities were conducted to improve the productivity of degraded and less fertile soils of Ethiopian, among the most …

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Multi-scale analysis and modelling of aeromagnetic data over the Bétaré-Oya area in eastern Cameroon, for structural evidence investigations

Abstract. This study was carried out in the Lom series in Cameroon, at the border with Central African Republic, located …

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Comparison of respiratory and skin disorders between residents living close to and far from Solous landfill site in Lagos State, Nigeria

BACKGROUND: Solid waste dump sites have proven to have potentially high risk to human health as it serves as a …

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Design and assembly of a domestic water temperature, pH and turbidity monitoring system

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to design a domestic water temperature, pH and turbidity monitoring system that could …

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Modern Sedimentation and Authigenic Mineral Formation in the Chew Bahir Basin, Southern Ethiopia: Implications for Interpretation of Late Quaternary Paleoclimate Records

We present new mineralogical and geochemical data from modern sediments in the Chew Bahir basin and catchment, Ethiopia. Our goal …

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Removal of cyanobacteria from a water supply reservoir by sedimentation using flocculants and suspended solids as ballast: Case of Legedadi Reservoir (Ethiopia)

The massive growth of potentially toxic cyanobacteria in water supply reservoirs, such as Legedadi Reservoir (Ethiopia), poses a huge burden …

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Assessment of the physicochemical qualities of groundwater and soils around oil-producing communities in Afam, area of Porthacourt, Niger Delta Nigeria

Abstract Results from the assessment of physicochemical qualities of groundwater and soils around Afam in Niger Delta done using, statistical …

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Groundwater physico-chemical properties and water quality changes in shallow aquifers in arid saline wetlands, Ouargla, Algeria

Abstract Shallow aquifers are vulnerable to natural geogenic processes as well as anthropogenic influences, and this is especially apparent in …

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Impacts of phased–out land restoration programs on vegetation cover change in Eastern Tigray, Ethiopia

Abstract Background Land restoration programs in Tigray, also called integrated watershed management (IWM) practices, were implemented by the government and …

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Wildlife-Friendly Livestock Management Promotes Mammalian Biodiversity Recovery on a Semi-Arid Karoo Farm in South Africa

Agriculture is an essential production system used to feed the growing human population, but at the same time has become …

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