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- Title
EVALUATION OF HYDROCARBON CONTAMINATION OF SELECTED WATERS OF UGWUEME AND LOKPANTA IN ENUGU NIGERIA AND ITS SPREAD MECHANISM.
- Authors
Onyeabor, Chinenye F.; Akpomie, Kovo G.
- Abstract
This evaluation was aimed at the determination of organic contaminants in water bodies in Ugwueme and Lokpanta in Enugu, Nigeria. The analytical study involved the sampling of water bodies both from both locations in order to conduct a comparative and qualitative study of the organic pollutants of the area..The points of sampling include; Oguta river, Lokpanta, Ugwueme spring, Seepage point at Ugwueme, Ugwueme stream and Obilagu river. The obtained result showed in mg/L; phenol (137.93 to 168.58), COD (4.07 to 9.95), BOD (11.89 to 23.99), synthetic detergent (59.6 to 74), grease (0.02 to 0.08%), pH (6.4 to 6.8), Cl (7.81 to 8.56), Br (0.19 to 0.2), asphalthene (133.2 to 178.4), ethylene (125.8 to 180.3), benzene (15.15 to 36.34), tetramethylene (77.3 to 159.1) and naphthene (10.7 to 17.2). The spread flow varied with respect to distance and altitude from the oil seep. The result revealed that the oil seep migration does not flow only at the seen point but gradually soaks into the Owelli from other parts of the contact. The close range of the organic parameter investigation confirms that the seep affects the entire mapped area, thus affecting the waters in the study area adversely showing polluted water.
- Publication
Petroleum & Coal, 2018, Vol 60, Issue 4, p762
- ISSN
1335-3055
- Publication type
Academic Journal