Levels of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in marshy soils and sediments within Warri and its environs, Negeria

Bayowa, Adejoke Victoria

dc.contributor.advisor	Agbozu, I. E.
dc.contributor.advisor	Awofolu, Omotayo Rafiu
dc.contributor.author	Bayowa, Adejoke Victoria
dc.date.accessioned	2015-06-09T07:18:30Z
dc.date.available	2015-06-09T07:18:30Z
dc.date.issued	2014-11
dc.identifier.citation	Bayowa, Adejoke Victoria (2014) Levels of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in marshy soils and sediments within Warri and its environs, Negeria, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18717>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18717
dc.description.abstract	Marshy soil and sediment samples were collected during dry and rainy seasons within Warri, and Agbarho, 20km away as control. Levels of 16 USEPA priority Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons PAHs were determined using GC-FID. Source prediction analysis was also done. The study was in Niger Delta region, Nigeria from January to March and June to August 2012 in dry and wet seasons. Benzo(a)pyrene had highest total concentration of 3.302mg/kg and mean value of 1.651mg/kg in dry season soil samples. However, sediment samples had highest levels for total concentration of PAHs of 19.362mg/kg and mean of 4.840mg/kg for both dry and rainy seasons within Warri. PAHs concentration was higher in dry than rainy seasons for soil and sediment samples. Source prediction analysis revealed that PAHs in sediments for dry season were pyrolytic while rainy seasons were petrogenic sources. For soils, the dry season was mixed sources while the rainy season was petrogenic.
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (131 leaves)
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject.ddc	547.611009669
dc.subject.lcsh	Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons -- Nigeria -- Niger River Delta
dc.subject.lcsh	Marshes -- Nigeria -- Niger River Delta
dc.subject.lcsh	Sediments (Geology) -- Nigeria -- Niger River Delta
dc.subject.lcsh	Pollution -- Environmental aspects -- Nigeria -- Niger River Delta
dc.title	Levels of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in marshy soils and sediments within Warri and its environs, Negeria	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Environmental Science
dc.description.degree	M. Sc. (Environmental Science)