Determination of the Level of Petroleum Hydrocarbon in Water, Fishes and Plants from Part of River Ethiope, Oghara in Delta State, Nigeria

Authors

  • E. E. Ikpe Department of Chemistry, Akwa Ibom State University, Mkpat-Enin, Nigeria
  • A. E. Akpakpan Department of Chemistry, Akwa Ibom State University, Mkpat-Enin, Nigeria
  • E.W. Nsi Department of Chemistry, Akwa Ibom State University, Mkpat-Enin, Nigeria
  • A.N. Ekanem Department of Chemistry, Akwa Ibom State University, Mkpat-Enin, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53555/ans.v2i9.87

Keywords:

DETERMINATION, LEVEL, PETROLEUM, HYDROCARBON, WATER, FISHES, PLANTS, PART, RIVER ETHIOPE,, OGHARA, DELTA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The occurrence of crude oil in the Niger Delta with its concomitant petroleum industrialization has resulted in generation of enormous waste products. Also spilled oil produces deleterious effect on both flora and fauna. As such human daily activities and means of survival are dependent on the environment in which they live; hence there is need for best environmental management practices. This research investigated the total petroleum hydrocarbons in plants, water and fish samples from and around River Ethiope, Oghara community in Delta State, Nigeria. Total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) in Plants, water and fish were extracted separately using standard analytical method and examined with the use of Gas Chromatography with Flame Ionization Detector (GC/FID) after purifying
the extract through column packed with silica gel. The results of the analysis revealed that the levels of TPHs in water ranged between (0.004 + 0.003 and 0.008 + 0.008) mg/L while in fish ranged between (0.019 + 0.001 and 0.034 + 0.001) mg/L and in plant ranged between (0.004 + 0.001 and 0.044 + 0.001) mg/L. Moderately high molecular weight aromatic and high molecular weight aliphatic hydrocarbons were present.

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2016-09-30

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Ikpe, E. E. ., Akpakpan, A. E., Nsi, E., & Ekanem, A. (2016). Determination of the Level of Petroleum Hydrocarbon in Water, Fishes and Plants from Part of River Ethiope, Oghara in Delta State, Nigeria. International Journal For Research In Applied And Natural Science, 2(9), 01–10. https://doi.org/10.53555/ans.v2i9.87

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Vol. 2 No. 9 (2016): International Journal For Research In Applied And Natural Science

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