Journal of Environmental Science and Chemistry (JESC)
Journal of Environmental Science and Chemistry
(JESC) is a peer-reviewed open-access international
journal that publishes original research, reviews and short reports on
environmental science and chemistry. 
JESC covers all
aspects of comprehensive and multidisciplinary research on the environmental
science that related to environmental pollution and its effects on ecosystems
and human health, environmental remediation, reduce pollution, environmental
management and improve environmental quality. 
JESC also focuses on all aspects of
analytical work related to environmental chemistry such as analysis of
contaminated air, water, sediments and biota, organic and inorganic toxicants
or pollutants, radioactive environmental pollutants and determination of
harmful substances in the environment and biological samples. 
Evaluation of water quality from hand-pump and hand-dug well in southern Sierra Leone
Mohamed Pujeh Junior*
Mohamed Pujeh Junior*
Corresponding Author 
Department
of Chemistry, School of Basic Sciences, Njala University, Sierra Leone.
E-mail: mohamedpujehjunior@gmail.com, Tel: ++232 (78) 500738
Ishmael Kargbo
Ishmael Kargbo
Department
of Chemistry, School of Basic Sciences, Njala University, Sierra Leone.
Sallu Pujeh
Sallu Pujeh
Faculty
of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, United Kingdom.
Yahaya Kudush Kawa
Yahaya Kudush Kawa
Department
of Chemistry, School of Basic Sciences, Njala University, Sierra Leone.
Received: 2024-12-06 | Revised:2025-03-14 | Accepted: 2025-03-27 | Published: 2025-08-07
Pages:
 
                       
                                  Assessment of the effect of glass industry wastewater on the physico-chemical properties of Edor River, Ughelli, Delta State, Nigeria
Barry Okoro*
Barry Okoro*
Corresponding Author
Department of Environmental Management and Toxicology,
College ofScience, Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Delta
State, Nigeria.
E-mail: baoken2003@yahoo.com, Tel: +2348068625439
                                        
                                    Prekeyi Tawari-Fufeyin
Prekeyi Tawari-Fufeyin
Department of Environmental Management and Toxicology,
College ofScience, Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Delta
State, Nigeria.
Received: 2025-01-17 | Revised:2025-05-20 | Accepted: 2025-06-10 | Published: 2025-08-03
Pages:
 
                       
                                  Sorption of Pb2+ and Cd2+ from wastewater using acid-modified Vigna Subterranea shell
Godwin Ogbaji Egah
Godwin Ogbaji Egah
Department
of Chemical Sciences, Federal University Wukari, Taraba State, Nigeria 
E-mail: egah.godwin@yahoo.com
Federick Teghtegh Samoh
Federick Teghtegh Samoh
Department
of Chemistry, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
E-mail: samoh.ft@unilorin.edu.ng
Emmanuel Amuntse Yerima
Emmanuel Amuntse Yerima
Department
of Chemical Sciences, Federal University Wukari, Taraba State, Nigeria
E-mail: yerimaemmanuel@yahoo.com
Adelagun Ruth Olubukola Ajoke*
Adelagun Ruth Olubukola Ajoke*
Corresponding Author
Department
of Chemical Sciences, Federal University Wukari, Taraba State, Nigeria
E-mail: jemiruth2009@yahoo.com
Sarah Ateduobie Nwinee
Sarah Ateduobie Nwinee
Science
Laboratory Technology Department, Petroleum Training Institute, Effurun, Delta
State, Nigeria
E-mail: sarahnwinee@gmail.com
Received: 2024-12-26 | Revised:2025-03-13 | Accepted: 2025-03-18 | Published: 2025-07-31
Pages:
 
                       
                                  Application of Aspergillus fumigatus biomass for the removal of copper and nickel ions from aqueous solution
Daniel Obochi Jalija*
Daniel Obochi Jalija*
Corresponding
Author
Ahmadu Bello University, School of Basic and Remedial
Studies, P.M.B. 6007, Funtua, Katsina State, Nigeria.
E-mail: danieljalija@yahoo.com, Tel: +2349024326951
Aminu Umar
Aminu Umar
Ahmadu Bello University, School of Basic and Remedial
Studies, P.M.B. 6007, Funtua, Katsina State, Nigeria.
Received: 2024-12-12 | Revised:2025-03-11 | Accepted: 2025-03-12 | Published: 2025-07-17
Pages:
 
                       
                                  Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in grilled and roasted meat sold in some meat shops, Maiduguri metropolitan council, Nigeria
Aisha Bukar Ali
Aisha Bukar Ali
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of
Maiduguri, PMB 1069, Borno State, Nigeria.
Hassan Braimah Yesufu*
Hassan Braimah Yesufu*
Corresponding
Author
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of
Maiduguri, PMB 1069, Borno State, Nigeria.
E-mail:
hbyesufu@unimaid.edu.ng, Tel:  +2348054035629
Zaynab Muhammad Chellube
Zaynab Muhammad Chellube
Department
of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Physical Sciences, University of
Maiduguri, PMB 1069, Borno State, Nigeria.
Abdulqadir Bukar Bababe
Abdulqadir Bukar Bababe
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Maiduguri, PMB 1069, Borno State, Nigeria.
Bilyaminu Abdulqadir
Bilyaminu Abdulqadir
Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Physical Sciences, University of Maiduguri, PMB 1069, Borno State, Nigeria.
Received: 2024-12-20 | Revised:2025-02-28 | Accepted: 2025-04-04 | Published: 2025-05-29
Pages:
 
                       
                                  Evaluating indigenous knowledge of non-native mangrove palm (Nypa fruticans Van Wurmb) in the Douala-Edea national park, Cameroon
Guilen-Noel Nghokapin Tataw*
Guilen-Noel Nghokapin Tataw*
Corresponding Author
Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, University of Buea, Cameroon.
E-mail: tataw.noel@yahoo.com, Tel: (+237) 672063144/659354474
Nkwatoh Athanasius Faushi
Nkwatoh Athanasius Faushi
Department of
Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, University of Buea, Cameroon. 
Kamah Pascal Bumtu
Kamah Pascal Bumtu
Deparment of Forestry
and Wildlife, Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, University of
Buea, Cameroon.
Ceraphine Mangwa Dongang
Ceraphine Mangwa Dongang
Department of
Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, University of Buea, Cameroon. 
Londe Roland Lemlack
Londe Roland Lemlack
Department of
Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, University of Buea, Cameroon. 
Nembaninye Neruis Njambe
Nembaninye Neruis Njambe
Department of
Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, University of Buea, Cameroon. 
Received: 2024-12-29 | Revised:2025-02-10 | Accepted: 2025-03-14 | Published: 2025-03-13
Pages:
 
                       
                                  Renewable energy in Nigeria: Feasibility, policy gaps and pathways to adoption
Joseph Onyeka Emegha
Joseph Onyeka Emegha
Faculty of Science and Computing, Hensard University, P. O. Box 1036, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
E-mail: dr.emegha@hensarduniversity.edu.ng
Timothy Imanobe Oliomogbe*
Timothy Imanobe Oliomogbe*
Corresponding
Author
Department of Energy and Petroleum Studies, Novena University Ogume, P.M.B. 02, Kwale, Delta State, Nigeria.
E-mail: imanobetim@gmail.com, Tel: +2348137771527
Answer Neboh-Paul
Answer Neboh-Paul
Department of Global development, University of East London, Stratford, London, United Kingdom.
E-mail: answer.neboh@gmail.com
Received: 2024-12-28 | Revised:2025-02-18 | Accepted: 2025-02-20 | Published: 2025-02-23
Pages:
 
                       
                                  Ecology and diversity of family Scytonemataceae in selected regions of the Western Ghat mountain range of Kerala, a biodiversity hotspot in India
Swetha Kannarambil
Swetha Kannarambil
Division of Environmental Science, Department of Botany, University of Calicut, Malappuram, Kerala, India – 673635.
E-mail: swethakbalan00@gmail.com
Harilal Chellappan Cherukara*
Harilal Chellappan Cherukara*
Corresponding Author
Division of Environmental Science, Department of Botany, University of Calicut, Malappuram, Kerala, India – 673635.
E-mail: ccharilal22@gmail.com, Tel: +91 9447956226
Received: 2024-11-09 | Revised:2025-01-04 | Accepted: 2025-01-31 | Published: 2025-02-22
Pages: 33-48
 
                       
                                  Polyethylene degradation by Klebsiella pneumoniae with thermostable lipase and lignolytic enzymes
Ogunjemite Oluwadamilola Elizabeth*
Ogunjemite Oluwadamilola Elizabeth*
Corresponding Author
Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences,
Elizade University, PMB 001, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State, Nigeria.
E-mail: damilola.ogunjemite@elizadeuniversity.edu.ng
Momoh Abdul Onoruoiza
Momoh Abdul Onoruoiza
Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences,
Elizade University, PMB 001, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State, Nigeria.
Received: 2024-12-12 | Revised:2025-02-05 | Accepted: 2025-02-06 | Published: 2025-02-21
Pages: 21-32
 
                       
                                  The potential of kaolinite and perlite for the removal of pollutants from wastewater of paint industries
Roonak Amiri*
Roonak Amiri*
Corresponding author
Faculty of Engineering, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, 39100 Bolzano, Italy.
E-mail: ramiri@unibz.it, roonak.amiri1369@yahoo.com
Mohsen Akabri
Mohsen Akabri
Faculty of Agriculture, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.
E-mail: akbari.mohsen21@gmail.com
Received: 2024-09-10 | Revised:2024-10-09 | Accepted: 2024-10-23 | Published: 2024-11-08
Pages: 12-20
 
                       
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