Environmental effects from petroleum product transportation spillage in Nigeria: a critical review

George, Ikenna Ignatius; Nawawi, Mohd Ghazali Mohd; Mohd, Zaidi Jafaar; Farah, Bayero Salih

doi:10.1007/s11356-023-31117-z

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“…Hence, it is important to pay attention to the actual threats posed by the effects of these pollutants on living organisms [17,18], as well as the uncontrolled spread of petroleumderived substances in the natural environment [19,20]. Petrochemical products lead to the destabilization of soil health [19,21], contributing to the formation of anaerobic conditions in the soil, leading to the phenomenon known as soil necrosis. In such environments, anaerobic bacteria capable of transforming petroleum hydrocarbons thrive more intensively [22,23].…”

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“…In the context of the above considerations, the protection of soil resources is of crucial importance [19,41]. Therefore, research that contributes to the development of a multifaceted strategy aimed at developing innovative remediation methods [3,[42][43][44] is essential.…”

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“…Therefore, research that contributes to the development of a multifaceted strategy aimed at developing innovative remediation methods [3,[42][43][44] is essential. Such methods will help to protect the environment by minimizing the problem of soil contamination with petroleum products [19,45]. Currently, research that is environmentally friendly and characterized by high pollutant degradation efficiency is being promoted [46,47].…”

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The Potential for Restoring the Activity of Oxidoreductases and Hydrolases in Soil Contaminated with Petroleum Products Using Perlite and Dolomite

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The research focused on assessing the response of oxidoreductases (dehydrogenases and catalase) and hydrolases (urease, acid phosphatase, alkaline phosphatase, arylsulfatase, and β-glucosidase) to diesel oil (DO) and gasoline (G) contamination of soils subjected to phytoremediation with Zea mays. The activity of enzymes constitutes one of the fundamental mechanisms for the removal of contaminants from soil, which have the potential to contaminate not only the soil but also groundwater and water reservoirs. Additionally, correlations between enzyme activity and the basic physicochemical properties of the soil were determined. The interaction of perlite and dolomite with soil enzymes and the cultivated plant was also tested. The study was carried out in a pot experiment, where soil contaminated with DO or G was artificially treated at doses of 0, 8 cm3, and 16 cm3 kg−1. Perlite and dolomite were applied for remediation at doses of 0 and 10 g kg−1 of soil. Zea mays was found to respond to the tested pollutant with a reduction in biomass. DO affected the growth of this plant more than G. DO reduced the yield of aerial parts by 86% and G by 74%. The negative effects of these pollutants on the growth and development of Zea mays were mitigated by both perlite and dolomite. DO exerted greater pressure than G on the activity of oxidoreductases and hydrolases, as well as on the physicochemical properties of the soil. DO enhanced the activity of oxidoreductases and most hydrolases, whereas G inhibited them. The implementation of dolomite intensified the activity of all enzymes, except AcP (acid phosphatase) and Glu (ß-glucosidase), in soil contaminated with DO and G, and also improved its physicochemical properties. Perlite induced less significant effects than dolomite on soil enzymes and the physicochemical properties of the soil.

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Source identification of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soils around crude oil contaminated area in Ohaji/Egbema, Imo State

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Enhanced Hydrophobicity and Oleophilicity of Modified Activated Carbons Derived from Agro-Wastes Biomass for the Removal of Crude Oil from Aqueous Medium

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Ekanem,

Oseribho

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Crude oil spillage has tremendous environmental impacts and poses severe pollution problems worldwide due to the continuous activities and operations in the oil and gas sector. This has resulted in the urgent need for clean-up techniques such as the use of natural adsorbents which is considered a relatively low-cost, readily-available, efficient, eco-friendly, and easy-to-deploy mode of addressing oil spillage due to its high oil sorption capacity/efficiency, high oil selectivity, oleophilic, enduring, reusability and biodegradable properties. Empty palm fruit bunch and coconut coir were used as precursors to produce activated carbons for oil spill remediation. The influence of varying parameters was investigated using a batch experimental procedure resulting in the crude oil adsorption capacity increasing with a corresponding increase in contact time, initial oil concentration, temperature, agitation speed, and particle size but decreasing in adsorbent dosage. The combination of surface morphological modification and hydrophobicity enhancement resulted in significantly improved adsorption capacity for crude oil removal (2710.0 mg/g and 4859.5 mg/g for EPFBACLA and CCACL.A respectively), as evidenced by both FTIR and SEM analyses. The experimental isotherm data were analysed using various isotherm models and the best-fitted isotherm model was the Freundlich model with a correlation coefficient (R2 = 0.991 and R2 = 0.999) for EPFBL.A and CCACL.A respectively. The kinetic behaviour of the adsorption process was best described by pseudo-second order with R2 values of 0.970 and 0.999 for EPFBACLA and CCACL.A respectively while Boyd model revealed that the adsorption was controlled by an internal transport mechanism and film diffusion was the rate-limiting step. The crude oil adsorption was chemisorption and endothermic owing to the positive enthalpy values (ΔHo = 183.890 KJ/mol for EPFBACL.A and ΔHo = 69.656 KJ/mol for CCACL.A), the positive value of entropy suggested that the adsorption process was accompanied by an increase in the degree of randomness or disorder at the interface between the adsorbent and the adsorbate. A temperature rise led to a decline in Gibbs energy (ΔGo), suggesting that adsorption became more feasible and spontaneous at higher temperatures and the significant activation energies indicated the existence of a substantial energy barrier that must be overcome to initiate the reaction. The results showed the significant capability of the prepared adsorbents to be used as a low-cost, re-generable and eco-friendly adsorbent in oil spill clean-up and is recommended to exploit its usage on a large scale.

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Environmental effects from petroleum product transportation spillage in Nigeria: a critical review

Cited by 4 publications

References 183 publications

The Potential for Restoring the Activity of Oxidoreductases and Hydrolases in Soil Contaminated with Petroleum Products Using Perlite and Dolomite

The Potential for Restoring the Activity of Oxidoreductases and Hydrolases in Soil Contaminated with Petroleum Products Using Perlite and Dolomite

Source identification of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soils around crude oil contaminated area in Ohaji/Egbema, Imo State

Enhanced Hydrophobicity and Oleophilicity of Modified Activated Carbons Derived from Agro-Wastes Biomass for the Removal of Crude Oil from Aqueous Medium

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