Chukwuemeka C. Chukwuma

Phytoremediation of Crude Oil Polluted Agricultural Soil Using Schwenkia americana L. and Spermacoce ocymoides Burm. f.

Chukwuemeka C. Chukwuma, Jude C. Ikewuchi, Chimezie Ekeke & Micheal O. Monanu · International Journal of Biochemistry Research & Review · 2018

Aims: To remove hydrocarbons from crude oil polluted agricultural soil using two selected plant species. Study Design:  Mature seeds of Schwenkia americana L. and Spermacoce ocymoides Burm. f. were propagated onto a sterile unpolluted agricultural soil. Seedlings were transplante...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJBCRR/2018/44205

Variance in Protease, Dehydrogenase, Phosphatase and Respiratory Activities during Phytoremediation of Crude Oil Polluted Agricultural Soil Using Schwenkia americana L. and Spermacoce ocymoides Burm. f.

Chukwuemeka C. Chukwuma, Micheal O. Monanu, Jude C. Ikewuchi & Chimezie Ekeke · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2018

Aims: To investigate the variation in the activities of some soil enzymes and microbial respiration during phytoremediation of crude oil polluted agricultural soil. Study Design:  Indigenous plants of a crude oil polluted agricultural farmland were harvested and identified. Two s...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2018/44122