The ex situ study of vermiextraction of Acenaphthylene (AcPY), Benzo(e)pyrene (BeP) and Benzo(ghi)perylene (BP) form constructed vermiculture containing petroleum contaminated soil (8.00±0.01, 9.80±0.00 and 5.02±0.00 mg/kg respectively) and vermiaccumulation (AcPY, 1.05±0.00, BeP...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i3231556
Soil from the vicinity of transformers installation in different locations in Jos, Plateau State was investigated for Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs). The assessment was carried out for both total PCBs and congeners using Agilent 6975 GC-MS in ten different locations. The soil s...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2021/v22i330391
Surface water samples were collected from the Okpoka Creek, Niger-Delta using the grab samples method and were analytically investigated for petroleum contamination. The liquid-liquid extraction of petroleum hydrocarbons was carried out following standard procedures of U.S EPA 35...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2021/v22i230382
The liquid-liquid extraction of Petroleum contaminated surface water samples were conducted in accordance with standard procedure of US EPA. Identification and quantification of TPHs was performed by Gas chromatograph with Mass spectrometric detection (GC/MSD) in accordance with...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2020/v23i830169
The chronic human health effects of the 17 US Environmental Protection Agency [USEPA] priority pollutants of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons [PAHs] were investigated and characterized in petroleum contaminated wastewater discharged indiscriminately into the surface water of Okpo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2019/v4i330114
Raw mean levels of pyrene (pyr) and indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene petroleum wastewater were 8.00±0.00 and 9.20±0.03 mg/L respectively. Petroleum wastewater impacted soil gave Pyr (8.00±0.01) and Ind (9.50±0.00) mg/kg. The biased and effective nature of Eisenia fetida vermiaccumulated Py...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2022/v41i231652