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Integrity Research Journals
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DOI: 10.31248/JEIA
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Using rice husks manure and seaweed extract to optimize the phytoremediation efficiency of guinea grass (Megathyrsus maximus)
https://doi.org/10.31248/JEIA2022.019 | Article Number: E4FADA892 | Vol.1 (1) - June 2022
Received Date: 19 May 2022 | Accepted Date: 20 June 2022 | Published Date: 30 June 2022
Authors: Uguru, H.* , Akpokodje, O. I. and Donald, A. N.
Keywords: Environmental degradation, organic materials, remediation, rice husk, total petroleum hydrocarbons.
Combating environmental degradation through eco-friendly procedures had become a major challenge to environmentalists. This work was done to investigate the possibility of using organic wastes to enhance the phytoremediation of contaminated environments. Virgin soil samples were contaminated with petroleum derivatives (spent motor engine oil, petrol, diesel and kerosene) in a volumetric ratio of 25%:25%:25%:25%. These contaminated soil samples were divided into 7 groups, and were amended with different concentrations and combinations of rice husk manure and seaweed extracts, before guinea grass was transplanted into them. Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) of all the soil samples (virgin, polluted and remediated) were determined in accordance with approved procedures. Findings of the experimental program depicted that rice husk manure phytoremediation enhancer, but combining it with moderate quantity of seaweed extract gave a better result. The TPH concentration in the SAM 2, SAM 3 and SAM 4 soil samples at the end of the experiment declined by 52.23, 61.99 and 70.47%, respectively. While the TPH concentration in the SAM 5, SAM 6 and SAM 7 soil samples, at the end of the experiment declined by 56.91, 66.64 and 61.17%, respectively. The study revealed that extremely high organic materials concentration (as in the case of SAM 7), was detrimental to the remediation process. Findings from this work depicted that proper harnessing of rice husks, which are readily available in Nigeria, can be effectively exploited to augment the remediation of petroleum polluted sites.
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