Title: Degradation of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon in Crude Oil Polluted Soil using Water Treatment Residuals from Fish Pond Effluents
Authors: Raymond Alex Ekemube , Isaac Eze Ihua-Maduenyi , LoveGod Anthony Eke, Gbenizibe Bonus Wombu
Volume: 9
Issue: 1
Pages: 1-6
Publication Date: 2025/01/28
Abstract:
This study aims to compare the effect of feed formulation on the degradation of total petroleum hydrocarbon using water treatment residuals from fish pond effluents. The remediation process was for varying treatments of two different nutrients (WTRs, A, and WTRs, B). The experiment was carried out in Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering workshop in Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Soil samples with crude oil were bulk in five (5) Reactors (T1, T2, T3, T4, and T5) with three replications. The nutrient value of WTRs (A) and WTRs (B) such as nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus, as well total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) of treated soil were analyzed in the laboratory before and after treatment. In addition, the statistical tool used for analysis was F-test and TPH reduction of the treated soils were determined. Result showed that WTRs (A), and WTRs (B) have high NPK values. The result also revealed that TPH in the crude oil polluted soils were reduced drastically in all the treatment options (reactors) at the end of the remediation period of 60 days. TPH, percentage reductions were ranging from 93.59 to 95.90%, respectively in all treatment options for the period of 60 days. Also, F-test result showed a significant difference at 95% confidence levels. T3 was the most performing studied nutrient because of its high degradation efficiency. It is therefore recommended that WTRs (A), and WTRs (B) can be used for degradation of TPH in crude oil polluted soil.