Doris Akachukwu
Country (Nationality)
Nigeria
Grantee Title
Research Topic: Potentials of biochar for the remediation of the clastogenic effect associated with polyaromatic hydrocarbons components of gas flares and heavy metal pollutants of soil and water in Allium cepa model.
Grantee Description
Fellowship Category: Post-Masters
Home Institution: Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Nigeria
Mentor at Home Institution: Prof P C Ojimelukwe
Host Institution: University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Supervisor at Host Institution: Dr M A Gbadegesin
Research area of CVF Akachukwu is environmental pollution, risk assessment, biomarkers of exposure and remediation. During her fellowship period she will be working on ‘Potentials of biochar for the remediation of the clastogenic effect associated with polyaromatic hydrocarbons components of gas flares and heavy metal pollutants of soil and water in Allium cepa model’. She will focus on the assessment of clastogenic effects of polyaromatic hydrocarbons and heavy metals from gas flares that pollute soil and water. It also seeks to assess the effects of biochar as a remediation agent. She identifies that there is scanty information of the clastogenicity of components of gas flares and the remediation effects of biochar at present. At the end of the one year CIRCLE fellowship, she hopes to gain better experience and build collaborations that will help foster her teaching and research in the area of climate change.