https://mail.innovareacademics.in/journals/index.php/ijs/issue/feed Innovare Journal of Sciences 2024-07-12T14:10:13+0530 Editor ijs@innovareacademics.in Open Journal Systems <p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 15.0pt; background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif;">Innovare Journal of Sciences is a peer-reviewed and open-access Journal, published annually onward Jan 2022 (single volume with a single issue for each calendar year). The accepted articles are published online immediately after the acceptance. It is dedicated to publishing good quality research work &amp; patents in the sciences. It has been created to facilitate the exchange of information about the latest and future scientific discoveries and stimulate global research activities on earth and the universe. The Journal's scope is with the emphasis on <strong>Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics</strong>. 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Review Articles on a current topic in the said fields are also considered.</span></p> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Abstracting and Indexing</span></strong></p> <p>OAI, <a href="http://scholar.cnki.net/webpress/brief.aspx?dbcode=SJQA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNKI (China Knowledege Resource Integrated Database)</a>, LOCKKS, Open J-Gate, Google Scholar, OCLC (World Digital Collection Gateway), UIUC</p> <p><strong>ICV- 3.18 (2012)</strong></p> https://mail.innovareacademics.in/journals/index.php/ijs/article/view/50132 POTENTIAL OF MYCORRHIZAL INOCULATION AND CATTLE RUMEN DIGESTA IN THE BIOREMEDIATION OF SPENT ENGINE OIL CONTAMINATED SOIL 2023-12-16T18:54:02+0530 MICHAEL E NKEREUWEM michael.n@fud.edu.ng ADENIYI O ADELEYE adeniyi.adeleye@fud.edu.ng FATIMAH KAMALDEEN phattylawal@gmail.com LINDA I SOWUNMI ifysowunmi@gmail.com CHRISTIANA J IJAH Christianaijah01@gmail.com MAXIMILLIEN NZAMOUHE mnzamouhe@gmail.com MUSBAHU BASHIR musbahubashir92@gmail.com ASIMYA LEMUEL asimyalemuel@gmail.com <p>Soil pollution by crude oil contamination has become a major constraint on agricultural productivity. Physicochemical techniques are often expensive. However, bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon polluted soil is cost-effective. Therefore, the study was carried out to analyze the influence of mycorrhiza and cattle rumen digesta on bioremediation of Spent Engine Oil (SEO) contaminated soil in Dutse, Jigawa state. Soil samples were randomly collected from the University Research and Teaching Farm. About 2.5 kg of sterilized topsoil (0–15 cm) was filled into pots and arranged in a 2×2×3 factorial experiment in completely randomized design with three replications. Mycorrhiza and cattle rumen digesta were at two levels, while SEO was at three levels. Data were collected on the total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) content, bacterial and fungal colony count. Data were analyzed using ANOVA at α 0.05. Results obtained from the study show that mycorrhiza and cattle rumen digesta increased the colonies of fungi and bacteria resulting in significantly enhanced TPH degradation in the contaminated soil. However, cattle rumen digesta significantly (p&lt;0.05) enhanced TPH degradation, bacterial and fungal population the most compared to mycorrhiza alone. Combined cattle rumen digesta and mycorrhiza application resulted in significantly (p&lt;0.05) lower residual TPH content in the contaminated soil compared to using cattle rumen digesta or mycorrhiza alone. Thus, cattle rumen digesta and mycorrhiza should be used in bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon impacted soils.</p> 2024-02-01T00:00:00+0530 Copyright (c) 2024 Michael Nkereuwem, Adeniyi Adeleye, Fatimah Kamaldeen, Linda Sowunmi, Christiana Ijah, Maximillien Nzamouhe, Musbahu Bashir, Asimya Lemuel https://mail.innovareacademics.in/journals/index.php/ijs/article/view/50136 DETECTION OF BACTERIAL CONTAMINANTS IN READY-TO-DRINK BEVERAGE (ZOBO) SOLD ON FEDERAL UNIVERSITY DUTSE CAMPUS, NORTHWEST NIGERIA 2023-12-16T22:10:14+0530 ADENIYI OLAREWAJU ADELEYE adeniyi.adeleye@fud.edu.ng Tolulope Deborah Akinterinwa tolulopeakinterinwa@gmail.com Florence Kemi Amoo florencekemi@gmail.com Afeez Oladeji Amoo amooflorence@gmail.com Catherine Iyabo Asaju catherineasaju@gmail.com Peter Gimba Shiaka gimpet1971@gmail.com Mohammed Bello Yerima belyerima@gmail.com <p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Consumption of ready-to-drink beverages is a norm in the world over. However, the presence of total coliform in any beverage renders it unfit for human consumption.</p> <p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Due to non-existence of scientific data on the safety status of the ready-to-drink <em>Zobo </em>which is a popular local beverage, we did conduct this study to assess the bacteriological quality of the lots sold to consumers on the campus of Federal University Dutse (FUD), Nigeria.</p> <p><strong>Methods: </strong>Purposive sampling was employed to sample nine (9) locally packaged <em>Zobo </em>in three (3) different outlets; FUD Bakery (BAK) where three (3) were assayed (BAKA, BAKB, and BAKC), FUD Backside (BS) where three (3) samples were assayed (BSA, BSB, and BSC), and Morocco Girls’ hostel (MGH) three (3) samples were assayed (MGHA, MGHB, and MGHC). Standard methods were used to assay the sampled <em>Zobo</em>.</p> <p><strong>Results: </strong>Results obtained indicate that samples from MGH (8.0×10⁴ CFU/mL) had the lowest total viable count (TVC), while samples from BAK (2.8×10⁷ CFU/mL) recorded the highest TVC. However, samples assayed from MGH recorded no total coliform count. The number of bacterial colonies recorded in BAKA and BAKB was not significantly different from each other (p&gt;0.05). However, the number of bacterial colonies recorded from MGHA was significantly different from those obtained in MGHB and MGHC (p&lt;0.05).</p> <p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Due to the results obtained, we can conclude that <em>Zobo </em>samples assayed in the sampling points were not fit for human consumption during the conduct of our study.</p> 2024-02-24T00:00:00+0530 Copyright (c) 2024 ADENIYI OLAREWAJU ADELEYE, Tolulope Deborah Akinterinwa, Florence Kemi Amoo, Afeez Oladeji Amoo, Catherine Iyabo Asaju, Peter Gimba Shiaka, Mohammed Bello Yerima https://mail.innovareacademics.in/journals/index.php/ijs/article/view/52042 BIOLOGIC AND PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION OF UV PRETREATED MIXTURE OF DYES BY CALOCYBE INDICA 2024-07-12T14:10:13+0530 VENKATA KRISHNA BAYINENI krishna.bayineni@prayoga.org.in S. MAHESWARI mahehrp@gmail.com MALAIYARASA PANDIAN P krishna.bayineni@prayoga.org.in <p>The degradation of a mixture of dyes by photocatalytic process (TiO₂/UV) and as a pre-treatment to biologic degradation by <em>Calocybe indica </em>(milky white mushroom) was investigated. The fungus was capable of degrading 52.6% of the dye’s mixture, within 10 days under static conditions at pH 7.5 and 30°C temperature and having 150 μg/ml dye concentration. The photocatalytic process was capable of degrading only 16.2% dye mixture when exposed to UV for 4 h at continuous stirring at 30°C temperature and 150 μg/mL dye concentration. A two-step treatment process, namely, photocatalytic treatment followed by biologic degradation, was assessed. The visual observations and ultraviolet-visible (UV-VIS) spectral analysis showed that the combined effects were most efficient in the removal of the dye (94.6%), which involved a complex interaction of enzyme activity, biosorption, and photocatalytic action. The biotransformation of the synthetic dye mixture was confirmed by UV-Vis spectroscopy analyses of samples before and after decolorization. The strain showed a high correlation between the dry weight and color removal percentage. Thus, the biodegradation of complex synthetic dye mixture to non-toxic metabolites using <em>C. indica </em>would be a better option for the biologic treatment of textile effluents.</p> 2024-11-01T00:00:00+0530 Copyright (c) 2024 VENKATA KRISHNA BAYINENI, S. MAHESWARI, MALAIYARASA PANDIAN P