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Nigerian Journal of Environmental of Environmental Sciences and Technology (NIJEST) Journal available online at http://www.nijest.com Vol 3 No. 2 October 2019 ISSN (Print): 2616-051X | ISSN (electronic): 2616-0501 Contents Article Page Spatial pattern of Land Surface Temperature over Umuahia North and Bende LGA, Abia State, Nigeria Uchendu U. I., Kanu C., Kanu K. C. and Mpamah C. I. 210 – 217 Impact of Land Use Types and Soil Depths on the Distribution of Soil Physical and Chemical Properties in Soils of Aboy Gara Watershed, at Gidan District, North Wollo Zone, Ethiopia Gebeyaw T. Y. 218 – 232 Implementation of Condition Equation Model in Geodetic Observation: A Case Study of Circular Reservoir Structure Oladosu S. O., Okonofua S. E. and Ehigiator-Irughe R. 233 – 244 Finite Element Application in Reservoir Deformation analysis (Pilot Phase 1) Ehigiator-Irughe R. 245 – 255 Analysis of Impact of Exposures and Hydrological Modelling of Flood Peak Zones in Adamawa Catchment, Nigeria Nwilo P. C., Olayinka N. D. and Adzandeh A. E. 256 – 267 The Impacts of Climate Change on Nigerian Ecosystems: A Review Ikumbur B. and Iornumbe S. 268 – 291 Macroinvertebrates’ Pollution Tolerance Index in Calabar River, Cross River State, Nigeria Bate G. B. and Sam–Uket N. O. 292 – 297 Solid Waste Management Practice and Challenges in Gashua, Yobe State, Nigeria Saleh A. and Ahmed A. 298 – 303 Subsurface Structural Mapping over Koton Karifi and Adjoining Areas, Southern Bida Basin, Nigeria, using High-Resolution Aeromagnetic Data Ikumbur E. B., Ogah V. E. and Akiishi M. 304 – 316 Mapping the Impact of Land Use and Land Cover Change on Urban Land and Vegetation in Osun State, Nigeria Abiodun O. E. and Akinola D. J. 317 – 330 Studies on the effect of Cold Plastic Deformation and Heat Treatment on the Microstructural Arrangement and Corrosion Behaviour of Mild Steel in Acidic Media Obayi C. S., Nwobodo J. C., Neife S. I. and Daniel-Mkpume C. C. 331 – 341 Development of Asbestos-free Brake Pads Using Bamboo Leaves Adekunle N. O., Oladejo K. A., Kuye S. I. and Aikulola A. D. 342 – 351 Strength and Workability Assessment of Concrete Produced by Partial Replacement of Cement with Waste Clay Bricks Nwankwo E. and John A. T. 352 – 360 Assessment of Hospital Wastes Management Practices in Lagos, Nigeria, using Two Health Care Centres as Case Studies Alani R., Nwude D. and Adeniyi O. 361 – 369 Application of Remote Sensing, GIS and Hydrogeophysics to Groundwater Exploration in Ogun State: A case study of OGDSparklight Estate Epuh E. E., Jimoh N. O, Orji M. J. and Daramola O. E. 370 – 385 Article Page Geometric and Dynamic Application of Satellite Geodesy in Environmental Mapping: A Conceptual Review 386 – 397 Hart L., Oba T. and Babalola A. Residents’ Perception of Importance and Satisfaction with Infrastructure in Selected Public Housing Estates in Osun State, Nigeria Oyedele J. B. and Oyesode M. F. 398 – 409 Engineering Feasibility of Building Blocks Produced from Recycled Rice Husks Atikpo E., Ukala D. C., Agori J. E., Agbi G. G., Iwemah E. R., Umukoro L. O. and Michael A. 410 – 415 Nigerian Journal of Environmental Sciences and Technology (NIJEST) www.nijest.com ISSN (Print): 2616-051X | ISSN (electronic): 2616-0501 Vol 3, No. 2 October 2019, pp 210 – 217 Spatial pattern of Land Surface Temperature over Umuahia North and Bende LGA, Abia State, Nigeria Uchendu U. I *, Kanu C., Kanu K. C. and Mpamah C. I. Department of Environmental Management and Toxicology, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria Corresponding Author: *[email protected], [email protected] https://doi.org/10.36263/nijest.2019.02.0138 ABSTRACT This study evaluated