Ogochukwu Ann Udume

Composting: A Low-cost Biotechnological Approach to Ameliorating Macrophyte Nuisance in Fresh Waters

Ogochukwu Ann Udume, Gideon O. Abu & Herbert Okechukwu Stanley · Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International · 2021

Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), an aquatic macrophyte, is a resource that has attracted a lot of interest in recent times. The physicochemical constituents of Eichhornia crassipes have been reported in some literature to constitute high carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, potass...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jaeri/2021/v22i330191

Degradation Kinetics of Microbial Consortium Isolated from Diesel Oil Impacted Soil in Delta Park, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Ogochukwu Ann Udume, Enobong Effiong & Gideon Orkwagh Abu · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2019

Heavy-duty generators constitute a form of hydrocarbon pollution but enrich microorganisms to having degradative ability of hydrocarbons hence can be used for remediation. In this study a laboratory treatability (biodegradation screening) study was employed to investigate the hyd...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2019/v29i530173

Risk Study of Hydrocarbon Impacted Surficial Soil at the Heavy Duty Diesel Generator Plant in Delta Park University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Ogochukwu Ann Udume & Gideon O. Abu · Journal of Advances in Microbiology · 2019

Aim: To analyse the potential risk of hydrocarbon polluted surficial soil, from a heavy-duty generator plant at Delta Campus, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Study Design: Conceptual site model (CSM). Methodology:  A CSM was designed and applied prior to sample collection i...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jamb/2019/v18i430182