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EXPERIENCE:
Wildlife Officer: Kamuku game reserve, Forestry Dept, Ministry of Agric/Natural Resources, Kaduna, Nigeria
Lecturer I: Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
Consultant: EEMS Limited
PROJECTS
1. Ambient air quality monitoring of industrial effluent of Kaduna Refining and Petro-Chemical Company.
2. Desertification, deforestation and possible remedies in Makarfi Local Government Area of Kaduna
State, Nigeria. (Submitted for Part C of Nigeria Environmental Management Project N.E.M.P.)
3. Stock assessment of fish resources and Limnological studies of Kangimi Dam, Kaduna State for National
Co-ordinated Research Project (N.C.R.P.) National Institute of Fresh Water Fisheries (NIFRI). Kainji
New Bussa, Nigeria
4. Survey and stocking of selected small water bodies for increased fish production in North-West zone
of Nigeria, for National Agricultural Research Project N.A.R.P)
5. World Bank Environmental Management Project in Nigeria. Part ‘C’ of EMF “Study on pollution and
clean up options for Kaduna River and its tributaries
6. Environmental Audit Report of Golden Unique Factory, Kaduna.
7. Environmental Audit Report of Kaduna Aluminium Company Kaduna
8. Environmental Audit Report of Tower Galvanised Product Kaduna;
9. Environmental Audit Report of Kaduna Machine Works Limited
10.Environmental Audit Report of Zaria Industries Limited (ZIL)
11. Environmental Audit Report of Supertex Kaduna
12. Environmental Audit Report of Nortex Kaduna
13.Rehabilitation of Doka and Kauran Wali Community Forest, Kudan Local Govt. Area, Kaduna State
14 Workshop on Protection of Community Forest Reserves in Kudan
Local Government Area for Village and Ward Heads, Kaduna State
15. Rehabilitation of Mayare Industrial Plantation Makarfi Local Government, Kaduna
16. Fire tracing and Rehabilitation of Birnin Gwari Local Government Industrial Plantation, Kaduna State
17. Training of sixty small holder farmers in ten communities for safe use of Agro-Chemicals in Kaduna State. UNDP stake holders Board for Agriculture and Environment
18. Establishment of ten community based aforestation programme through participatory approach in ten Local Government Areas of Kaduna State for UNDP stakeholders Board for Agriculture and Environment
19. Environmental post impact assessment of crude oil spill/pollution site at Km 198 Izom-Sarkin Pawa on 2c
NNPC pipeline
PUBLICATIONS
Thesis
Balarabe, M.L. (1983). The effect of insects infestation on protein contents of Sorghum vulgare, Vigna
unguiculata and Zea mays. B.Sc. (Hons) Final Year Project.
Balarabe M.L. (1989). Limnology and Zooplankton Distribution of Makwaye (ABU Farm) Lake Samaru,
Zaria, Nigeria. M.Sc. (Thesis)
Balarabe, M.L. (2001). The effects of Limnological characteristics on Zooplankton distribution of Dumbi
and Kwangila ponds, Zaria, Nigeria. Ph.D (Thesis)
Published Papers
Kapu, M. M, Balarabe,M. L. and Udomah, M.G. (1989). "Effect of extent of insect damage on the protein
of maize, guinea corn and cowpeas from Zaria, Nigeria" Nutrition Reports International Vol. 40 No. 6:
1159-1163.
Moses M. Kapu, Helmina O. Akanya, Ragina A. Ega, Elakeche O. Olofu, Mohammed L. Balarabe, Umar
M. Chafe and David J.Schaoffer (1991), Concentrations of trace and other elements in the organs of wild
rats and birds from the Northern Guinea Savannah of Nigeria. Bull Environ. Contam. Toxicol. Vol. 46: 79-
83
Moses M. Kapu, Modupe M. Ipiye, Regina A Ega, Helmina O. Akanya, Mohammed L. Balarabe, and
David J. Scheaffer (1991) Lichens as Bioindicators of Aerial fallout of heavy matels in Zaria, Nigeria. Bull.
Environs. Contam. Toxicol. Vol. 47. No.3.
Gbem, T. T. M. L. Balarabe, Bako S. P. J. Auta and Balogun (1999) A study of the Changes in Physical
Characteristics of Small Man-made fresh water Eco-system in relation to aquatic vegetation. A case study
of Bomo Lake, Zaria (1987 - 1997). Proceeding of the International seminar on performance of large and
small scale irrigation schemes in Africa (15th to 19 th November 1999) Abuja, Nigeria pp 309 - 315.
Bako, S. P. Balarabe, M.L. and Ruga, B. T. (2000): Ethnobotanical, Economic and Nutritive Potentials of
Aquatic Vascular Flora in the Nigerian Savanna. In: Recent Progress in Medicinal Plants, Vol. I
Ethnomedicine and Pharmacognosy. V.K. Singh, J.N. Govil and G. Singh (Eds). Research Periodicals
and Books Publishing House, Texas, U.S.A.
Balarabe M.L and Oladimeji, A.A. (1988). The ecology of rotifers in Makwaye (ABU Farm) Lake,
Samaru, Zaria, Nigeria. Paper presented at the Third Annual Conference on Hydrobiology, ABU, Zaria
28th - 31th August, 1988.
Oniye S.J. and Balarabe M.L. (1991). "The impact of Human activities on the aquatic ecosystems of the
savanna region of Northern Nigeria". A Paper presented at the International Workshop on Ecology and
Society in the History of the African Sahel and Savanna, Held at the University of Maiduguri, Nigeria
22nd to 28th September, 1991.
Balarabe M.L. and Oladimeji, A.A (1991). Some metal concentration in the surface water and sediment of
Makwaye (ABU Farm) Lake, Samaru , Zaria Nigeria". A paper presented at the National Conference on
water quality Monitoring and Status in Nigeria. 16th - 18th October 1991 Durbar Hotel Kaduna State.
Balarabe M.L and Oladimeji, AA (1992). "Physicochemical Limnology of Makwaye (Ahmadu Bello
University Farm) lake Samaru Zaria Nigeria". Paper presented at the seventh Annual Conference of the
Association of Aquatic Sciences, (NAAS) held at the University of Ilorin, Kwara State Nigeria 25th to
28th October 1992.
Abolude D. S and Balarabe M. L (1993): " Proximate analysis of freshwater fishes (Auchenoglantis
occidentalis and Synodontis schall) from Zaria area, Kaduna State, Nigeria. Paper presented at the 17 th
Annual Conference of the Nigeria institute of Food Sciences and Technology (NIFEST) 6 th -9th
December 1993, Kwara Hotels Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.
Ega R. A. I., Sallau M. S Oni O. A. and Balarabe M. L "Anti-nutritional contents of some food stuffs from
area of Kaduna State" Nigeria Institute of Food Science and Technology, 18th Annual Conference
November 28 th to 3rd December, 1994.
Balarabe M.L. (1996), Conservation of Biodiversity in Kaduna State. A paper present at stakeholder's
workshop on environment organized by UNDP/KEPA Kaduna December 1996.
Balarabe, M. L. and Bako S.P. (1997) Trends in exploitation and conservation of Biodiversity in the
Nigerian Savanna. A Paper presented at 7 th Annual conference of Botanical society of Nigeria, Usman
Danfodio University Sokoto 4 th, 7 th May 1997.
Balogun, J. K, Auta, J, Balarabe, M. L. and Bako, S. P. (2000): Fisheries Management and Development
Consideration for Small Reservoirs: A case study of Zaria Reservoir: A paper presented at 15th Annual
conference of the Fisheries Society of Nigeria (FISON), held at UNIJOS; 19th -25th March,2000.
Auta, J, Balogun J. K, and Balarabe, M. L.(2000) Acute toxicity of Cypermethrin to a freshwater
Oreochromis niloticus (Trewaves). A paper presented at the 15th Annual conference of Fisheries Society
of Nigeria (FISON) 19 th - 24th March 2000 at Hill Station Hotel, Jos Plateau State.
Balarabe M.L. (2000) Ecological impacts of mining and sustainable Environment management in Kaduna
State. A paper presented at workshop on solid mineral development in Kaduna State. General Hassan U.
Katsina House, Kawo Kaduna 10th to 11th October 2000.
Balarabe, M.L, Balogun, J.K and Auta, J (2001) Some limnological characteristics and their effect on
Zooplankton composition and distribution in two burrow pits, Zaria Nigeria. A paper presented at the
16th Annual National conference and Silver Jubilee of the Fisheries Society of Nigeria (FISON) 4th -9th
November 2001. Maiduguri International Hotel, Borno State.
Auta J, Balogun J K and Balarabe, M.L, (2001) The Susceptibility of Juveniles of Clarias gariepinus and
two pesticides cornmonly used in Nigeria. A paper presented at the 16th Annual National conference and
Silver Jubilee of the Fisheries Society of Nigeria (FISON) 4th - 9th November 2001. Maiduguri
International Hotel, Borno State. |
