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Tolerance and Bioaccumulation of TPH in Caesalpinia Pulcherrima L and Imperata Cylindrica L. of Crude Oil Contaminated Soils Amended with Cow Dung
American Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Vol.1 , No. 3, Publication Date: May 16, 2018, Page: 107-114
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Authors
 
[1]    

Amadi Goodhope Onyemauche, Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

[2]    

Tanee Franklin Banakuna Godson, Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

[3]    

Mubula Benson Diselph, Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, University Of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

 
Abstract
 

This study was carried out to provide information on the tolerance and bioaccumulation of TPH in Caesalpinia Pulcherrima L. and Imperata Cylindrica L. in crude oil polluted soils amended with cow-dung. 9kg soil was collected at a depth of 1-10cm and polluted with 250 ml of crude oil. A Latin Square Design comprising T1 (Imperata Cylindrica + 300g cow dung + crude oil), T2 (Caesalpinia Pulcherrima + 300gcow dung + crude oil), T3 (Caesalpinia Pulcherrima + crude oil), T4 (Imperata Cylindrica + crude oil), T5 (Polluted soil with 300gcow dung), T6 (Polluted soil without amendment (control) was used for this study. The plants vegetative parameters (plant height, leaf numbers, fresh and dry weight of root and shoot, root length) and shoot and root total hydrocarbon carbon content were analyzed. The results showed that addition of cow dung to the crude oil contaminated soil had much influence on the leaf number, fresh and dry matter content of Imperata Cylindrica than Caesalpinia Pulcherrima. The result likewise showed that there was a reduction in Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon (TPH) in the order T1>T4>T3>T2. The results gotten from this study have shown that augmenting crude oil contaminated soils with cow-dung will enhance remediation of petroleum polluted soil.


Keywords
 

Crude Oil, Cowdung, Soil, TPH, Contamination, Phytoremediation


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