Assessment of Physicochemical Parameters of Soils from Selected Abattoirs in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

Os, Edori; Wa, Iyama

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“…The values of percentage organic carbon recorded in this work was lower than that obtained by Olayinka, et al [29] which had an average value of 4.80±2.65% at a depth of 0-5cm and 2.40±0.29% at a depth of 10-15cm and also lower than that obtained by Edori and Iyama [7] in soils used for abattoir within Port Harcourt Metropolis with value range of 12.69-16.97%. The values obtained by Abdulhamid, et al [25] which fell within the range of 0.95-2.25% was also higher than the recorded values in this work.…”

Section: Percentage Total Organic Carbon and Soil Organic Mattercontrasting

confidence: 75%

“…The values obtained from the results in Tables showed that the electrical conductivity of the soils in the different locations ranged from 64-66 µS/cm with a mean value of 65.25±0.83 µS/cm, 72-74 µS/cm with a mean value of 73±0.71 µS/cm and 75-77 µS/cm with a mean value of 76±0.71µS/cm for Egbelu, Elioparanwo and St. John respectively. The values of electrical conductivity obtained in this work was far lower than that reported by Edori and Iyama [7] which was between 269.22-406.86 µS/cm in soils from selected abattoirs in Port Harcourt and far higher than that recorded by Fomenky, et al [8] which was between 0.043-0.148 µS/cm in a research conducted in soils around some rivers in Cameroon. High values of electrical conductivity indicate high presence of salts that are soluble in the soil [26].…”

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confidence: 72%

“…Enhancing productivity require the maintenance of the ecosystem which rely on the soil than any other resource and the physicochemical nature, characteristics and biological content of the soil are very important aspects in agricultural productivity [3][4][5]. The soil is composed of several minerals, broken rocks and organic constituents that have resulted in the alteration of reactions in the environment [6,7]. The various contaminants and pollutants naturally are absorbed by the soil, no matter the quantity, this has made the soil to become a natural sink to all pollutants.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This has resulted in changes in the chemical and physical characteristics of the soil. The ability of the soil to remove impurities, absorb oxygen, destroy disease causing agents and releasing carbon dioxide to the atmosphere has made it a natural purifier [7].…”

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Some Physicochemical Properties of Soils from Three Steel Welding and Fabrication Workshops in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

Edori

Bekee

2021

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Some physicochemical properties were assessed in soils within steel welding and fabrication workshops in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. The study was carried out between May to November, 2020. The physicochemical parameters were determined using standard conventional methods of analysis to ascertain the different levels of the selected physicochemical parameters in the studied environment. The results obtained within the months revealed that pH average range was between 6.8±0.08-7.1±0.05, the electrical conductivity average range was between 65.25±0.83-76±0.71µs/cm, percentage organic carbon was within average range of 0.396±0.001-0.525±0.001%, percentage soil organic matter was in the average range of 0.682±0.002-0.904±0.002% and for particle size analysis, percentage sand was in the average range of 75±0.71-79±0.71%, percentage clay was in the average range 9.25±0.83-11±0.71% and percentage silt was in the average range 10.75±0.43-14±0.71% for the Egbelu, Elioparanwo and Saint John soils respectively. Observation from the nature of occurrence of the physicochemical parameters in the steel-welding and fabrication workshops showed that that the steel-welding and fabrication has not yet influenced the level of the physicochemical parameters in the soils studied.

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Some Physicochemical Properties of Soils from Three Steel Welding and Fabrication Workshops in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

Edori

Bekee

2021

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“…But excess metals can contaminate soil, cause soil fatigue, and can be toxic for humans after consumption. Unfortunately, in recent years, soil quality has deteriorated overall due to excessive organic (Kato et al 2009;CPCB 2013;OS and WA 2017), inorganic, and heavy metal pollution (Tang et al 2010;Delang 2018;Haque et al 2019). These pollutants are influxed in the ecosystem by the growing urbanization (Lakra and Sharma 2019) and industrialization processes (Banerjee et al 2016).…”

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Soil quality and pollution assessment around Jumar watershed of Jharkhand, India

2021

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This work aimed to analyze the soil quality and heavy metal contamination in the Jumar watershed of Jharkhand and suggests possible measures that could be taken to guarantee suitable management practices. Therefore, in the present work, the soil sampling was done at 8 locations, selected based on site visit. The GPS coordinates of the sampling sites were noted. The soil samples were collected during pre-monsoon and post-monsoon seasons for 2017 and 2018 at a depth of 20 cm from the top. Water samples were collected from the river flowing closer to the sampling points. Then, soil quality parameters such as pH; electrical conductivity; bulk density; moisture content; and surface water quality parameters such as pH, EC, TDS, DO, COD, BOD, alkalinity, turbidity, and nutrients (N & P) were studied. For heavy metal analysis (Pb, Zn, Cu, As, Ni), both soil and water samples were analyzed using an inductive coupled plasma-optical emission spectrophotometer (ICP-OES). Statistical tools like descriptive statistics, multivariate analysis, principal component analysis, correlation coefficient, and ANOVA were applied using SPSS version 21. The data indicate that the values of moisture content varied between 22.06 and 45.7%, soil bulk density varied between 1.20 and 1.55 g/cm 3 , pH varied between 7.79 and 8.17, and EC varied between 116.66 and 207.08 μS/cm. The concentrations of heavy metals in the pre-monsoon season were higher (Zn 0.183 mg/l, Cu 0.09 mg/l, Ni 0.061 mg/l) than those in the post-monsoon season (Zn 0.17 mg/l, Cu 0.076 mg/l, Ni 0.138 mg/l). The water quality index found using pH, EC, TDS, DO, COD, BOD, alkalinity, turbidity, BOD, COD, nutrients, and heavy metals indicated that most sites had excellent water quality, especially in the pre-monsoon period. But in the post-monsoon period of 2017, the water quality index showed that water was in poor condition. Overall water quality was found to be good. It was found that the soil had very slight traces of heavy metals and was slightly alkaline indicating the need for better watershed management practices for the future. PCA showed that the component variables like pH and EC were principal components specially for both pre-monsoon seasons, whereas through ANOVA, it was found that the variable has strong relationship among themselves.

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Effect of Textile Wastewater Irrigation on Soil Properties in Western Rajasthan

Khan¹,

Joshi²

2019

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The current research is focused on the evaluation of physico-chemical properties of soil. Textile industries of Jodhpur and Balotra cities of Western Rajasthan discharge plenty of pollutants that get mixed up with water bodies. These water bodies are basically the parts of Jojari and Luni Rivers. The soil sites near to the end points or nearby points of these rivers became polluted due to mixing of industrial effluents coming from textile industries located nearby these rivers. When same wastewater is used for irrigation it adversely affects the soil properties. Thus the analysis of soil became an apparent need for best agriculture practices. Results of current study analysis revealed significant variance in the values of the parameters like pH, EC, CEC and OC from the range of standard values set by IS: 2490-1982 for industries. The N (275.8-387 mg/100g), P (51.2-115.4 kg/ha) and K (378-756 kg/ha) amount was also found very high in soil samples compared with IS values. Hence, it can be conclude that the concentration of effluents affects the soil quality. Therefore, monitoring of physico-chemical properties of soil are required for better crop production.

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Assessment of Physicochemical Parameters of Soils from Selected Abattoirs in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

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Some Physicochemical Properties of Soils from Three Steel Welding and Fabrication Workshops in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

Some Physicochemical Properties of Soils from Three Steel Welding and Fabrication Workshops in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

Soil quality and pollution assessment around Jumar watershed of Jharkhand, India

Effect of Textile Wastewater Irrigation on Soil Properties in Western Rajasthan

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