TY - JOUR
T1 - Variations in the Chemical Properties and Heavy Metal Concentrations of Transformer Oil Polluted Soil Inoculated with two Lower Fungi
AU - Urhie, Omasan E.
AU - Olowoyo, Joshua O.
AU - Adenipekun, Clementina O.
AU - Ogunjobi, Adeniyi A.
AU - Urhie, Joseph E.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank the Organization for Women in Science for Developing World (OWSDW), Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and National Research Foundation (NRF) for funding this research work. My appreciation also goes to the entire staff of the Department of Biology, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa, Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry Department, Tshwane University of Technology, Acadia Campus.
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PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - The chemical properties of the soil and heavy metals (6) in transformer oil polluted soil inoculated with two lower fungi Aspergillus niger (U3) and Aspergillus sp (I5) for the period of 0-10 weeks was investigated in this study. Soil was collected from three sites from a depth of 0-15 cm and heavy metals analysis was conducted using Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES). The heavy metal concentrations in the soil collected from Ibadan inoculated with the two fungi vary ranging from 306.82-383.31 mg·kg-1 (Fe), 7.53-11.02 mg·kg-1 (Mn), 7.71-19.01 mg·kg-1 (Cu), 9.84-11.49 mg·kg-1 (Zn), 7.77-10.56 mg·kg-1 (Mg) and 8.3211.78 mg·kg-1 (Pb) while soil from Warri had Fe concentration of 76.06-153.10 mg·kg-1, Zn 0.16-0.78 mg·kg-1, Mg 0.32-3.91 mg·kg-1, Pb 0.09-0.35 mg·kg-1 and soil collected from Ughelli had Fe concentration of 91.71-145.98 mg·kg-1 and 0.30-2.85 mg·kg-1. The soil from the study sites were observed to be rich in Fe and Cu but had low level of lead which is vital as the presence of high level of lead in the soil could be harmful to living organisms.
AB - The chemical properties of the soil and heavy metals (6) in transformer oil polluted soil inoculated with two lower fungi Aspergillus niger (U3) and Aspergillus sp (I5) for the period of 0-10 weeks was investigated in this study. Soil was collected from three sites from a depth of 0-15 cm and heavy metals analysis was conducted using Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES). The heavy metal concentrations in the soil collected from Ibadan inoculated with the two fungi vary ranging from 306.82-383.31 mg·kg-1 (Fe), 7.53-11.02 mg·kg-1 (Mn), 7.71-19.01 mg·kg-1 (Cu), 9.84-11.49 mg·kg-1 (Zn), 7.77-10.56 mg·kg-1 (Mg) and 8.3211.78 mg·kg-1 (Pb) while soil from Warri had Fe concentration of 76.06-153.10 mg·kg-1, Zn 0.16-0.78 mg·kg-1, Mg 0.32-3.91 mg·kg-1, Pb 0.09-0.35 mg·kg-1 and soil collected from Ughelli had Fe concentration of 91.71-145.98 mg·kg-1 and 0.30-2.85 mg·kg-1. The soil from the study sites were observed to be rich in Fe and Cu but had low level of lead which is vital as the presence of high level of lead in the soil could be harmful to living organisms.
KW - Aspergillus niger
KW - Aspergillus sp
KW - chemical properties
KW - heavy metals
KW - pollution
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U2 - 10.15244/pjoes/144943
DO - 10.15244/pjoes/144943
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85138718087
SN - 1230-1485
VL - 31
SP - 4291
EP - 4298
JO - Polish Journal of Environmental Studies
JF - Polish Journal of Environmental Studies
IS - 5
ER -