Chemical Sciences A comparative study of triglyceride and fatty acid compositions of palm oils from

Triglyceride and fatty acid composition were determined for palm oils from three different oil palm plantations in South-Eastern Nigeria. Each of the plantations belong to slightly different vegetation belts. The red fruits if the Tenera variety exhibited significant variations (P < 0.5) across the locations. Much of the variations occurred in triglycerides with two or more unsaturated fatty acids in their molecules (P00,000 and OLL) with P00 showing greater differences than the others. Most of the constituent unsaturated fatty acids were observed to vary in their concentrations across locations. Both the locations and varietal source appear to affect the mean total unsaturation of the oil samples. Global Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences Volume , No 1 January (2001) pp. 61-66 KEY WORDS: oil palm, palm oil, Elaeis guineensis, Location, varieties, triglycerides, fatty acids, Dura, Tenera

Heavy metal contamination of green leafy vegetable garden in Itam road construction site in Uyo, Nigeria. Research journal of environmental and earth sciences 4(4

Abstract: Human exposure to heavy metals is a subject of public health concern that have attracted the attention of researchers, health and nutrition experts all over the world. Green Leafy Vegetables (GLVs) are important part of diets in the South-South Region of Nigeria. Consumption of vegetables exposed to heavy metals contamination may lead to serious health complications. In this investigation, we estimated the concentrations of some heavy metals (Pb, Hg, Al, Cd, Fe and Zn) in GLVs harvested from vegetable gardens in the residential areas along Itam road construction site, Uyo, Nigeria. The results showed that Pb, Hg, Al and Cd concentrations were significantly high (p&lt;0.05) in all exposed GLV samples than the control but Teliferia occidentalis had higher values of heavy metals than Talinium triangulare. However, zinc and iron levels in the GLV exposed samples were not significantly (p&gt;0.05) higher than the control. Our findings showed that heavy metal contamination of edible vegetable is high at road construction sites and may impact negatively on the health of human and animals living in such environment. We suggest that health impact assessment be carried out at construction sites in order to suggest necessary measure that can alleviate the effects of such environmental contaminants