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Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management
World Bank assisted National Agricultural Research Project (NARP) - University of Port Harcourt
ISSN: 1119-8362
Vol. 25, No. 1, 2021, pp. 5-14
Bioline Code: ja21001
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
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Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, Vol. 25, No. 1, 2021, pp. 5-14

 en Remediation of Crude Oil Contaminated Soil, Using Organic Supplement: Effects on Growth and Heavy Metal Uptake in Cassava ( Manihot esculenta check for this species in other resources Crantz)
OSU, SR; UDOSEN, IR & UDOFIA, GE

Abstract

Field experiments were conducted in 2016 and repeated in 2017 to evaluate the effectiveness of Oil Palm Bunch Ash (OPBA) and Dried Poultry manure (DPM) as organic supplement, applied singly and in combination on growth properties and heavy metal uptake of cassava cultivars grown in crude-oil contaminated soil of the Niger Delta Region, Nigeria. There were four different organic amendments viz: DPM, OPBA, OPBA +DPM and control using TMS 30572, NR8082 and local variety as test crops. Results were elaborated statistically with the use of three-by-four factor variance analysis with ANOVA. Effect of various application of amendment on morphometric parameters of cultivars revealed in 2017 that at 36 weeks after sprouting (WAS), DPM and OPBA +DPM significantly (P≤ 0.05) enhanced plant heights of TMS 3572 and LV but had no influence on number of nodes, stem girth and leaf area. However, the interactions resulted in significant (P≤ 0.05) uptake and concentration of the heavy metals Fe, Cu, and Pb in leaves and Fe in roots of TMS30572 and NR8082, indicating efficient metal removal by these varieties. Results of amendment also revealed remarkable increment in bacterial and fungal (from 104 to 106 and 103 to 104) populations respectively, correlating with reduction in soil total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) from 156.45 mg/kg to 146.73 mg/Kg. This is observed to diminish oil toxicity and improve soil status. The response of these cassava varieties to crude oil contamination appears to be optimistic. Consequently crop farmers are adviced against planting cassava and other arable crop at crude oil impacted soil for the risk of uptake of heavy metal in crop tissues.

Keywords
Remediation; Heavy metal; Oil-contaminated soil; Organic amendment; Growth properties; Cassava

 
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