MAJOLAGBE ABDULRAFIU OLAIWOLA

Chemistry

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Topic: Concentration And Health Risk Evaluation Of Endocrine Disruption Chemicals In Groundwater Around Active Dumpsite In Lagos

Description: High volume of wastes industrial, medical, agricultural and domestic) find their ways dumpsites and consequently into water bodies (surface and groundwater), contributing immensely into the pollutants including endocrine distrupting chemicals. The toxicity of these chemicals such as polybrominated biphenyls ( PCB’s) and Phthalate esters (PAE’s) play vital roles on the health status of humans and environment, hence this study seeks to establish the levels of levels of endocrine disrupting chemicals

#	Certificate	School	Year
1.	Ph.D (Analytical/ Environmental Chemistry)	Department of Chemistry, University of Ibadan.	2015

TRACE METALS CHARACTERISAION OF COMMONLY CONSUMED SPICES IN NIGERIA AND ASSOCIATED HEALTH RISKS

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MAJOLAGBE ABDULRAFIU is a Associate Professor / Reader at the Department of Chemistry

MAJOLAGBE has a Ph.D in Analytical/ Environmental Chemistry from Department of Chemistry, University of Ibadan.