Ecological Implications and Source Apportionment of Heavy Metal and Hydrocarbon Contaminants in the Soil of a Poorly Crude Oil Remediated Site in Nigeria: A Case of Ikot Ada Udo Community

The ecological risk and source apportionment of heavy metals and hydrocarbons in soil from the study site was carried out. Composite soil samples (n = 48) were collected from 3 sampling points (SP 1, SP 2, SP 3) within the site at 50, 200, and 500 meters, respectively, from the oil well and from a c...

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Main Authors: Akaninyene Joseph, Udeme Udofia, Uwem Edet, Eno Iwok, Vivian Ivara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Polish Society of Ecological Engineering (PTIE) 2021-11-01
Series:Journal of Ecological Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.jeeng.net/Ecological-Implications-and-Source-Apportionment-of-Heavy-Metal-and-Hydrocarbon-Contaminants,142274,0,2.html