Assessment of Physicochemical Quality of Sediment from Kolo Creek, Niger Delta
| Main Authors: | Ogamba, Emmanuel N., Ebere, Nwabueze |
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| Format: | Article Journal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
, 2017
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/3408740 |
Daftar Isi:
- This study investigated the physicochemical characteristics of sediment from Kolo creek, Niger Delta Nigeria. The samples were collected between August to September 2015 and analyzed using standard procedures. Results showed that pH, conductivity, total Nitrogen, total organic Carbon, total Hydrocarbon, Calcium, Potassium, Sodium, Magnesium, Nitrate, Phosphate, Sulphate and Chloride concentration of the sediments ranged from 6.74 - 6.82, 228.32 - 225.03 μScm-1, 5.36 - 6.01%, 6.00 - 6.42%, 6.66 - 7.00%, 10.23 - 11.12 mg/kg, 6.66 - 7.33mg/kg, 8.63 - 9.31 mg/kg, 4.27 - 5.08mg/kg, 6.03 - 6.82mg/kg, 4.77 - 5.62mg/kg, 5.89 - 7.66 mg/kg and 5.96 - 6.31 mg/kg respectively. Analysis of variance showed that there are no significant variations (P>0.05) among the locations for each of the parameters. High concentration of nutrients (cations and anions) suggests the influence of anthropogenic activities on the sediment quality of Kolo creek.