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ClearWater quality and gender intersections: Assessing differential impacts on health and well-being in Abeokuta, Nigeria
This paper is not about microplastics — it examines how water quality and sanitation challenges in Nigeria affect men, women, and children differently based on gender and socioeconomic status.
Water pollution and its impact on human health in Nigeria Authors
This study examined the causes and health effects of water pollution in Nigeria, where millions of people are affected by contaminated water sources from industrial waste, oil spills, and agricultural runoff. Researchers found that heavy metals, pathogens, and microplastics significantly degrade water quality, leading to waterborne diseases and long-term health problems. The study emphasizes the urgent need for improved sanitation infrastructure, stronger environmental regulations, and community-based clean water initiatives.
Microplastic pollution in water Systems of the Global South: A review
This review assesses the state of microplastic pollution in water systems across the Global South, where inadequate waste management infrastructure contributes to widespread contamination. Researchers found that despite decades of research documenting the risks, governmental response in these regions has been limited. The study calls for region-specific mitigation strategies and stronger regulatory frameworks to address the disproportionate impact of microplastic pollution on developing nations.
Relationship between Urban Growth and Water Pollution: Experience of Kano Metropolis, Nigeria
Researchers evaluated water pollution levels in two historic ponds in Kano, Nigeria, finding that rapid urban and population growth in the metropolis is causing significant deterioration of water quality through increased runoff and waste discharge into natural water bodies.
Assessing the impact of anthropogenic stressors on water quality, sediment characteristics and benthic macroinvertebrates community in a Coastal Lagoon, Southwest Nigeria
This Nigerian study assessed the impact of human activities on water quality, sediment, and benthic invertebrate communities in a coastal lagoon near Lagos. The research documents widespread contamination from urban and industrial stressors in a major coastal ecosystem that serves as a fishing and economic resource for local communities.
Assessment of Water and Wastewater Treatment Efficiency in Nigeria
This study assessed the efficiency of water and wastewater treatment systems in Nigeria through surveys with 35 sector engineers, evaluating infrastructure conditions, water quality, treatment efficacy, and management practices. Results revealed significant disparities in infrastructure and management quality across facilities, with recommendations for targeted investment and policy reform to meet global treatment standards.
Transforming Pollution into Purity: Ensuring Water Quality for Human Health and Environmental Sustainability
This review examines global threats to water quality from contaminants including microplastics, heavy metals, pharmaceuticals, and agrochemicals, and their consequences for human health and ecosystems. The authors advocate for a comprehensive strategy combining source protection, advanced treatment technologies like constructed wetlands and advanced oxidation, and robust governance to ensure safe water access.
Suitability of Groundwater Quality for Drinking Using Water Quality Index in Kano Metropolis, Nigeria
Researchers assessed groundwater quality across 160 sites in Kano, Nigeria, using a comprehensive water quality index based on chemical, metal, and microbial parameters. They found that most groundwater sources in the region are unsuitable for drinking according to WHO and Nigerian standards, with well water generally worse than borehole water. The study recommends improved water management strategies to increase access to safe drinking water in the area.
Sustainable Water Infrastructure: Visions and Options for Sub-Saharan Africa
This review assesses the challenges facing water infrastructure sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa, including aging systems, limited resources, and environmental pressures. Researchers evaluated global interventions and assessed their relevance to the African context using a framework that considers societal, technological, economic, environmental, and political dimensions. The study recommends an expanded analytical approach to develop more resilient and sustainable water systems for the region.
Water Quality Challenges and Technological Innovations for Sustainable Management
This review examines technological innovations for sustainable water quality management in the context of increasing contamination from chemical pollutants, pathogens, and emerging contaminants including microplastics. Researchers summarized advances in water quality assessment methods and treatment technologies that address these modern challenges. The study highlights how rapid urbanization and climate change are intensifying the need for more sophisticated water management approaches.
Water Quality, Water Security and Risk Assessment
This review covers water quality and security risks posed by a range of contaminants including heavy metals, pharmaceuticals, microplastics, and pesticides, and evaluates current assessment and remediation approaches.
Quality water not everywhere: Exploratory Analysis of Water Quality Across Ebocha-Obrikom Oil and Gas Flaring Area in the Core Niger Delta Region of Nigeria
Researchers analyzed water quality across the Ebocha-Obrikom oil and gas flaring area in Nigeria's Niger Delta, finding that communities near extraction operations face significantly degraded drinking water quality with potential health consequences.
A Snapshot on Urban River Water Characterization and Advances in Remediation Strategies for its Restoration: A Global Perspective
This review examines the state of water quality in urban rivers globally, focusing on developing countries where rapid growth is outpacing water management infrastructure. It reviews how industrial, agricultural, and domestic pollutants — including plastics — are degrading urban waterways.
Review of emerging contaminants in water: USA and African perspectives
This review examines emerging water contaminants across the United States and Africa, including microplastics, pharmaceuticals, and pesticides. It highlights significant gaps in regulation and monitoring, particularly in African countries where data is limited. The authors recommend a holistic approach combining research, better regulations, and international cooperation to protect water quality and human health globally.
A review of the current status of the water quality in the Nile water basin
This review summarizes water quality data from the Nile River basin across 11 African countries, documenting contamination from heavy metals, organic pollutants, and emerging contaminants including microplastics. Rapid population growth, industrialization, and poor waste management are driving pollution levels up, threatening the water supply for hundreds of millions of people. The findings underscore the need for better monitoring and coordinated policies to protect this critical water resource.
Sustainable water resources development and management in large river basins: an introduction
Researchers introduced a thematic issue on sustainable water resource management across four major Asian and African river basins — the Yellow, Yangtze, Indus, and Nile — summarizing water quality challenges and outlining research priorities for balancing human development needs with long-term water security.
Evaluating the Health and Ecological Risks of Plastic Waste Pollution in Lagos State
This review assessed the health and ecological risks of plastic waste pollution in Lagos, Nigeria, examining how population growth and industrialization have driven plastic accumulation and discussing policy frameworks needed to manage the growing burden of plastic waste.
Research on the Current Status of Global Water Pollution and Corresponding Countermeasures
This paper reviews the current state of global water pollution, identifying industrial waste, agricultural runoff, and untreated wastewater as key causes, alongside emerging pollutants like microplastics and pharmaceuticals. Case studies from Pakistan and China illustrate the range from severe contamination to successful regulatory intervention. The authors emphasize that addressing water pollution requires advanced treatment technologies, stronger regulations, and international cooperation.
Water quality index assessment of toxicity in direct and roofs runoff rainwater in industrial and remote areas of Eastern Nigeria
Researchers tested harvested rainwater from rooftops of different materials across urban and rural Nigeria, measuring heavy metals, bacteria, and water chemistry. Most samples met international drinking water standards, but water quality varied significantly by roof type and location, and the authors recommend treating all harvested rainwater before consumption.
Water Pollution: A Menace to Mankind
This review discusses sources of water contamination — including faecal, domestic, and industrial wastes — and their threats to human and aquatic health, with a focus on microplastic pollution as an emerging concern. The authors call for improved water management policies to safeguard human health.
Microplastic Presence in Sediment and Water of a Lagoon Bordering the Urban Agglomeration of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria
This study investigated microplastic contamination in water and sediment from a lagoon bordering Lagos, Nigeria, finding plastics present at all sites. The study is the first of its kind in the area and raises concerns about how microplastic exposure affects aquatic organisms and the communities that depend on this water body for food and livelihoods.
Evaluation of the Effects of Heavy Metals on Water from Illegal Crude Oil Refineries: a Case Study of Three Selected Communities in the Niger Delta Region, Nigeria
This paper is not about microplastics; it measures heavy metal contamination (and associated health risk indices) in surface water near illegal crude oil refineries in three communities of Nigeria's Niger Delta region.
Future Global Groundwater Quality Challenges
This review outlines emerging and legacy groundwater quality challenges that threaten drinking water security globally, including microplastic contamination alongside chemical and microbial pollutants. The authors call for improved monitoring and treatment infrastructure to protect future groundwater supplies.
Microplastics Pollution in Nigerian Aquatic Ecosystems: Sources, Pathways, Impacts, and Mitigation Strategies. A Review
This review synthesized evidence on microplastic contamination across Nigerian aquatic ecosystems, including rivers, lagoons, seafood, and drinking water. The authors describe complex pollution pathways and impacts on organisms across trophic levels, while highlighting the need for Nigeria-specific research and stronger waste management policies.