JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND PRACTICE
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DOI: 10.31248/JASP
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Effects of different levels of spent engine oil on soil physicochemical properties using different texturally contrasting soils
https://doi.org/10.31248/JASP2024.496 | Article Number: 633050D53 | Vol.9 (5) - October 2024
Received Date: 23 September 2024 | Accepted Date: 17 October 2024 | Published Date: 30 October 2024
Authors: Chukwu, E. C.* , Okorie, B. O. and Azuka C. V.
The relation between soil type and different levels of spent engine oil pollution on soil physicochemical properties was studied. Sandy loam (SL), Loamy sand (LS), and Sandy clay loam (SCL) were potted with a polythene bag and polluted with 10% w/w (122 mL/kg), 20% w/w (245 mL/kg) and 0% w/w (0 mL/kg) of spent engine oil. The soil was thoroughly mixed with spent engine oil and allowed to stay for three weeks to allow for proper absorption of the engine oil. Air-dried crushed and sieved poultry manure was applied to each polythene bag at 40 t/ha. The spent engine oil-organic manure mixture was watered to field capacity 3 times per week for two weeks, sunflower seeds were sown. The study lasted for 12 weeks, soil samples were collected and analyzed. Spent engine oil increases the bulk density, aggregate stability, state of aggregation, mean weight diameter, phosphorus, Nitrogen, Organic matter, and pH both in water and KCl, it decreases the cation exchange capacity, hydraulic conductivity, total porosity, and microporosity. The effect of spent engine oil on soil physicochemical properties depends on soil type and pollution level. Overall, the results show that the loam sand soil can still withstand the growth of sunflower plants at a 10% pollution rate.
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