Azubuike Victor Chukwuka

Dr. Azubuike Victor Chukwuka

Environmental Quality Control (EQC), National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Osogbo, Osun, Nigeria
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Academic Career Length

13Years (2014-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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5 May 2022 in Science of The Total Environment
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DMDip Mukherjee
Dip Mukherjee
Shubhajit SahaShubhajit Saha
Shubhajit Saha
ACAzubuike Victor Chukwuka
Azubuike Victor Chukwuka
BGBiswatosh Ghosh
Biswatosh Ghosh
KDKishore Dhara
Kishore Dhara
Caterina FaggioCaterina Faggio
Caterina Faggio

18 November 2021 in Applied Sciences
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Shubhajit SahaShubhajit Saha
Shubhajit Saha
ACAzubuike Victor Chukwuka
Azubuike Victor Chukwuka
DMDip Mukherjee
Dip Mukherjee
LPLipika Patnaik
Lipika Patnaik
SNSUSRI NAYAK
SUSRI NAYAK
Caterina FaggioCaterina Faggio
Caterina Faggio
Diazinon exposures have been linked to the onset of toxic pathways and adverse outcomes in aquatic species, but the ecological implications on model species are not widely emphasized. The objective of this study was to determine how the organophosphate pesticide diazinon affected hematological (hemoglobin, total red blood count, total white blood count, and mean corpuscular hemoglobin), growth (condition factor, hepatosomatic index, specific growth rate), biochemical (total serum glucose, total serum protein), and endocrine (growth hormone, tri-iodothyronine, and thyroxine) parameters in Clarias batrachus after chronic exposure. Diazinon was administered at predefined exposure doses (0.64 and 1.28 mg/L) and monitored at 15, 30, and 45 days into the investigation. Observation for most biomarkers revealed patterns of decreasing values with increasing toxicant concentration and exposure duration. Correlation analysis highlighted a significant inverse relationship between variables (mean corpuscular hemoglobin, condition factor, specific growth rate, tri-iodothyronine, thyroxine, and total serum protein) and elevated chronic diazinon exposure concentrations. The integrated indices (IBR and BRI) indexes were used to provide visual and understandable depictions of toxicity effects and emphasized the relativity of biomarkers in terms of sensitivity and magnitude or severity of responses under graded toxicant exposures. The significant damage reflected by evaluated parameters in diazinon exposure groups compared to control portends risks to the health of local fish populations, including Clarias batrachus in aquatic systems adjacent to agrarian landscapes.

1 May 2017 in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
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FJFisayo C. Jerome
Fisayo C. Jerome
AHAdesola Hassan
Adesola Hassan
GOGaniat O. Omoniyi-Esan
Ganiat O. Omoniyi-Esan
OOOluwole O. Odujoko
Oluwole O. Odujoko
ACAzubuike Victor Chukwuka
Azubuike Victor Chukwuka

1 July 2018 in Journal of Environmental Management
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OOOzekeke Ogbeide
Ozekeke Ogbeide
ACAzubuike Victor Chukwuka
Azubuike Victor Chukwuka
ITIsioma Tongo
Isioma Tongo
LELawrence Ezemonye
Lawrence Ezemonye


14 November 2022 in Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology
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SSShubhajit Saha
Shubhajit Saha
KDKishore Dhara
Kishore Dhara
ACAzubuike Victor Chukwuka
Azubuike Victor Chukwuka
PPPrasenjit Pal
Prasenjit Pal
NSNimai Chandra Saha
Nimai Chandra Saha
Caterina FaggioCaterina Faggio
Caterina Faggio