Determination of the Level of Petroleum Hydrocarbon in Water, Fishes and Plants from Part of River Ethiope, Oghara in Delta State, Nigeria (original) (raw)

2016

Abstract

The occurrence of crude oil in the Niger Delta with its concomitant petroleumindustrialization has resulted in generation of enormous waste products. Also spilled oilproduces deleterious effect on both flora and fauna. As such human daily activities andmeans of survival are dependent on the environment in which they live; hence there is needfor best environmental management practices. This research investigated the totalpetroleum hydrocarbons in plants, water and fish samples from and around River Ethiope,Oghara community in Delta State, Nigeria. Total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) in Plants,water and fish were extracted separately using standard analytical method and examinedwith the use of Gas Chromatography with Flame Ionization Detector (GC/FID) after purifyingthe extract through column packed with silica gel. The results of the analysis revealed thatthe levels of TPHs in water ranged between (0.004 + 0.003 and 0.008 + 0.008) mg/L while infish ranged between (0.019 + 0.001 and 0.0...

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