Field reconnaissance and estimation of petroleum hydrocarbon and heavy metal contents of soils affected by the Ebocha-8 oil spillage in Niger Delta, Nigeria

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 133-139

  Osuji, Leo C ^a   Onojake, Chukunedum M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Hydrocarbon content; Niger Delta; Oil spillage

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CONTAMINATION; HEAVY METALS; HYDROCARBONS; OIL SPILLS; OILS AND FATS; PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY; SOIL POLLUTION;

EPICENTRE; HEAVY METALS CONTENT; HYDROCARBON CONTENT; NIGER DELTA; NIGERIA; OIL SPILLAGE; RECONNAISSANCE SURVEYS; SOIL SAMPLE; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS; TOTAL HYDROCARBON CONTENTS;

SOILS;

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NICKEL; OXYGEN; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; RAIN; VANADIUM;

HEAVY METAL; OIL SPILL; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; SOIL POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; EXTRACTION; FLOODING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NIGERIA; OIL SPILL; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT DAMAGE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

AFRICA; NIGER DELTA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33644971620     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2005.06.004     Document Type: Article

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