Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Lands by Crude Oil using Enhanced Natural Attenuation

Authors

  • Ubaezue Egereonu Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria.
  • C E Ezekiel Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria, P.M.B 1526, Owerri, Nigeria
  • K C Enenebeaku Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria, P.M.B 1526, Owerri, Nigeria
  • N J Okoro Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Umuagwo, Imo State, Nigeria
  • BN C Nlemchukwu Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Umuagwo, Imo State, Nigeria
  • J C Egereonu Lecturer, Department of Geosciences, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria. P.M.B 1526, Owerri, Nigeria
  • M C Igbomezie Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria, P.M.B 1526, Owerri, Nigeria
  • I C Obiagwu Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria, P.M.B 1526, Owerri, Nigeria
  • M O Ezekoye Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria, P.M.B 1526, Owerri, Nigeria
  • D E Ndukwu Lecturer, College of Education Technical, Omoku River State, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37591/jowppr.v10i2.1523

Keywords:

Remediation, Bioremediation, Oil Spill, Land Contamination, Soil Pollution

Abstract

This study evaluated the effect of remediation by enhanced natural attenuation, (RENA) carried out to determine the effectiveness of RENA as a method of remediation in restoring crude oil-contaminated land. The work compared its effect on two different spills of different intensities and the effects across different depths of penetration. It further investigated the reason some sites remediated by RENA are restored better than some other sites remediated using the same method. Samples were collected from these sites before remediation, immediately after remediation and 12 weeks afterwards. Findings from the initial samples collected from the sites prior to remediation showed that site A was more contaminated than site B. Samples collected from the sites immediately after the remediation and 12 weeks after the remediation showed that RENA reduced up to 91.67 % contamination in site A and 92.04 % of the contamination in site B. The result showed that the method reduced the contamination level in the less polluted site slightly more than that of the more polluted site. The rate of decrease was immediately higher after remediation than 12 weeks after remediatlater. The rate of decrease of contamination reduced with increasing depth while the ANOVA analysis of the results showed that the effect of RENA differs with the intensity of the spill and the depth of penetration of the contamination.

Author Biographies

  • Ubaezue Egereonu, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria.
    Lecturer, Department of Chemistry
  • C E Ezekiel, Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria, P.M.B 1526, Owerri, Nigeria
    Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Technology
  • K C Enenebeaku, Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria, P.M.B 1526, Owerri, Nigeria
    Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Technology
  • N J Okoro, Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Umuagwo, Imo State, Nigeria
    Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture
  • BN C Nlemchukwu, Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Umuagwo, Imo State, Nigeria

    Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture
    and Environmental Sciences

  • J C Egereonu, Lecturer, Department of Geosciences, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria. P.M.B 1526, Owerri, Nigeria

    Lecturer, Department of Geosciences, Federal University of
    Technology

  • M C Igbomezie, Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria, P.M.B 1526, Owerri, Nigeria

    Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of
    Technology

  • I C Obiagwu, Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria, P.M.B 1526, Owerri, Nigeria
    Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of
    Technology
  • M O Ezekoye, Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria, P.M.B 1526, Owerri, Nigeria
    Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of
    Technology
  • D E Ndukwu, Lecturer, College of Education Technical, Omoku River State, Nigeria
    Lecturer, College of Education Technical

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