The Role of Oxygen in Degradation of Hydrocarbons in Sediments of an Estuary in Nigeria

Dike Henry Ogbuagu; Ebenezer Temitope Adebayo; Emmanuel Ikechukwu Iwuchukwu

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The Role of Oxygen in Degradation of Hydrocarbons in Sediments of an Estuary in Nigeria

Dike Henry Ogbuagu, Ebenezer Temitope Adebayo, Emmanuel Ikechukwu Iwuchukwu

Published in Journal of Water Resources and Ocean Science (Volume 3, Issue 4)

Received: 24 August 2014 Accepted: 30 August 2014 Published: 20 September 2014

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Abstract

The rates of degradation of Aliphatic (AHs) and Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediments of the Bonny Estuary were investigated. Degradation was enhanced by aerobic condition in the order of treatments 10000ppm>1000ppm>100ppm (AHs), 100ppm>1000ppm>10000ppm (PAHs) than in the anaerobic condition which was in the order 10000ppm>100ppm>1000ppm (AHs), 100ppm>1000ppm>10000ppm (PAHs). Rates of degradation differed over the harvest days [F(10.90)>Fcrit(4.17)] and between the oxygen conditions [F(10.92)>Fcrit(4.17)] (P<0.05). Degradation enhancements by oxygenation were by 9.85, 63.64 and 62.66% (AHs) and 2.07, 3.15 and 3.95% (PAHs) on Days 14, 28 and 42 respectively. Rate of degradation was dose-dependent and slower especially of the PAHs.

Published in	Journal of Water Resources and Ocean Science (Volume 3, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.wros.20140304.11
Page(s)	45-50
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Degradation, Hydrocarbons, Bonny Estuary, Marine Sediments, Anoxia

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Dike Henry Ogbuagu, Ebenezer Temitope Adebayo, Emmanuel Ikechukwu Iwuchukwu. The Role of Oxygen in Degradation of Hydrocarbons in Sediments of an Estuary in Nigeria. J Water Resour Ocean Sci. 2014;3(4):45-50. doi: 10.11648/j.wros.20140304.11

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Dike Henry Ogbuagu

Department of Environmental Technology, Federal University of Technology, PMB 1526, Owerri, Nigeria
Ebenezer Temitope Adebayo

Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria
Emmanuel Ikechukwu Iwuchukwu

Department of Agricultural Engineering, Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri, Nigeria

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