UNIOSUN Staff Profile
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Academic Staff
ANIFOWOSE Adebanjo J.
Senior Lecturer
COLLEGE OF SCI. ENG. & TECH.
PURE & APPLIED CHEMISTRY
Brief Educational Profile
PhD Environmental and Analytical Chemistry – Hiroshima University, Japan (2016)
M.Tech. Industrial Chemistry – Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria (2010)
B.Tech. Industrial Chemistry – Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria (2005)
National Diploma, Science Laboratory Technology – Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Nigeria (1998)
Academic Profiles
Google Scholar
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=Gayp5dcAAAAJ
ResearchGate
OpenAlex
Current/Recent Research
Sources, spatial distribution and health risk assessment of endocrine-disrupting phthalates in urban rivers.
Hydrocarbons in groundwater contaminated by petroleum spillage.
Selected Recent Publications
- 1. Asibor Y. E., Oyebamiji A. K., Latona D. F., Semire B., Anifowose A. J., Awojide S. H., Adeyemo A. G., Olatunji N. O., Odedunmoye T. E. (2026). Leveraging on Computational Strategies to Alleviate Vaso-Occlusive Crises in Sickle Cell Disease. Journal of Pharmaceutical Innovation, 21:577. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12247-026-10794-6. Published by Springer Nature, United Kingdom
- 2. Azeez L. A., Oladejo A. A., Anifowose A. J., Kolawole T. O., Sobaloju D. D., Aremu K. H., Shuaib S., Oladeji R. D. (2026). Composition, Co-exposure Patterns, and Health Risk Assessment of Airborne Microplastics and Toxic Metals in the Urban Atmosphere of Osun State. Discover Environment, 4:143. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44274-026-00647-x. Published by Springer Nature, United Kingdom.
- 3. Awojide S. H., Toyin R. T., Adeyemo A. G., Fadunmade E. O., Anifowose A. J., Olorunniyi A. G. and Adeyemo A. U-F. (2026). Sustainable nitrogen management using Indigenous essential oils for nitrification inhibition and synergistic effects. Discover Plants 3:23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44372-026-00484-5. Published by Springer Nature, United Kingdom.
- 4. Anifowose A. J., Muritala M. A., Bello A. O., Oguntolu A. S., Ibrahim K. A., Awojide S. H. (2026). Quantitative profile, sources and health implications of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the strategic Otin River water, Nigeria. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology 277, 104826. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconhyd.2025.104826. Published by Elsevier, Netherlands.
- 5. Awojide S. H., Adeyemo A. G., Adeyemo A. A., Elijah T. B., Anifowose A. J., Oladipo-Olalekan O., Adeniyi E. O., Abdulazeez U. T. (2025). Assessment of the medicinal properties and components of the blend of three indigenous essential oils (Syzygium aromaticum, Monodora myristica, and Xylopia aethiopica) from Africa. Bulletin of Natural Sciences Research, 15. https://doi.org/10.5937/bnsr15-55354. Published by Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Priština in Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia.
- 6. Anifowose A. J., Elenwo N. N., Ganiyu K. F., Abdullahi M. T., Odeyemi A. O., Awojide S. H. (2025). Contamination Level, Sources and Risk Assessment of Leaked Petroleum n-Alkanes in the Groundwater of Okinni area, Osogbo, Nigeria. Chemistry Africa, 8:2019–2033. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42250-025-01296-y. Published by Springer Nature, Switzerland.
- 7. Anifowose A. J., Arowosaye G. T., Adaramodu O. E., Akintola E. O., Otunniya J. A., Makinde A. D., Kolawole T. O. and Awojide S. H. (2025). Distribution dynamics and health risks of polyaromatic hydrocarbons and heavy metals in the anthropogenically impacted Omi-Asoro Stream, Nigeria. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 271, 107675. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2025.107675. Published by Elsevier, Netherlands.
- 8. Anifowose A. J., Gbadamosi A. K., Oguntope T. M., Olarinde O. S., Fasoiro O. S., Awojide S. H. (2024). First forensic quantification, source-identification and health risk estimation of volatile organic carbons in the anthropogenically impacted Omi-Asoro Stream in Ilesa, Nigeria. Cleaner Water, 1, 100002. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clwat.2023.100002. Published by Elsevier, Netherlands.
- 9. Babalola, B. M., Afolabi, S. O., Afolabi, V. O., Arogundade, I. O., Adefisan, A. O. and Anifowose, A. J. (2024). Effect of chemical modifications on the adsorptive ability of palm kernel fiber for indigo blue dye. Lafia Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 2(1), 33–39. https://doi.org/10.62050/ljsir2024.v2n1.284. Published by the Faculty of Science, Federal University of Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria.
- 10. Awojide S. H., Akinlade B., Oyewole A. K., Adeyemo G. A.,
- Adeniyi E. O., Fadunmade E. O. and Anifowose A. J. (2023). Synergistic and antagonistic medicinal activities of essential oil of Monodora myristica. CTU Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development, 15(3), 1–11. https://doi.org/ 10.22144/ctujoisd.2023.046. Published by Can Tho University, Viet Nam.
- 11. Adeleke, A. E., Onifade A. P., Sangoremi A. A., Anifowose, A. J., Isola, O. E., Olawoye, B. M. (2023). Adsorption of Pb2+, Co2+, and Cd2+ from aqueous solution using nitric acid modified kola nut husk adsorbent. Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 27(6), 919-925. https://doi.org/10.4314/jasem.v27i5.5. Published by Department of Pure & Industrial Chemistry, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
- 12. Anifowose A. J., Salawudeen C., Osundiya F. O., Adelele A. E., Awojide S. H. and Kolawole T. O. (2023). Estimation of health risk to humans and source identification of heavy metals in a perennial river across the Osogbo Metropolis, Nigeria. Environmental Sustainability, 6, 45–58. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42398-022-00256-3. Published by Springer Nature, United Kingdom
- 13. Kolawole T. O., Oyelami C. A., Olajide-Kayode J. O., Jimoh M. T., Fomba K. W., Anifowose A. J. and Akinde S. B. (2023). Contamination and risk surveillance of potentially toxic elements in different land-use urban soils of Osogbo, Southwestern Nigeria. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-023-01518-7. Published by Springer Nature, United Kingdom.
- 14. Kolawole T. O. , Olajide-Kayode J. O., Afolabi O. O., Azeez L. A., Anifowose A. J., Aladejana J. A. (2023). Lead and lead isotopes as tracers of soil contamination in southwestern Nigeria. Journal of Trace Elements and Minerals, 5, 100086. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemin.2023.100086. Published by Elsevier, Netherlands
- 15. Awojide S. H., Adegbite A. O., Oyewole A. K., Adeyemo G. A., Fadunmade E. O. and Anifowose A. J. (2023). The effect of fractionation of the essential oil from Pinus syvestris on the synergistic and antagonistic medicinal activities. Kabale University Interdisciplinary Research Journal (KURJ), 2(1), 141–154. https://kurj.kab.ac.ug/index.php/1/article/view/85/51. Published by Kabale University, Uganda
- 16. Awojide S. H., Dare C. A., Adeleke A. E., Oyewole K. A., Anifowose, A. J., Olumide, F. E., Adeyemo, A. G. and Tayo, S. A. (2023). The effect of fermentation on the quality of oil extracted from the seeds of Annona squamosa. UNIOSUN Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences, 5(1), 150–159. https://doi.org/10.36108/ujees/3202.50.0131. Published by Faculty of Engineering, Osun State University, Nigeria
- 17. Anifowose A. J., Oparinu A. R., Adisa T. H. and Abiona O. O. (2022). Sources, Toxicity, Health and Ecological Risks of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the Sediment of an Osogbo Tourist River. Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal, 31(6), 669-691. https://doi.org/10.1080/15320383.2021.2000363. Published by Taylor and Francis Group.
Research Interests
Sources and dynamics of environmental pollutants; organic and inorganic chemical pollutants; atmospheric-hydrosphere interaction; fate of chemical contaminants in the environment; health risk assessment of toxic pollutants in marine and freshwater ecosystems