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Evaluation of Simulated Petroleum Hydrocarbon on the Physicochemical Properties of Soil

Research Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences | Vol 2, Issue 4

Table 1. Physicochemicalproperties of the soil?LINKExcel.Sheet.12 "C:\\Users\\EMEKA\\Desktop\\ray pub.xlsx"Sheet1!R7C2:R24C7 a f 5 h?*MERGEFORMAT

Sample Parameters

Reactors

B0

B1

B2

B3

B4

Bulk Density (g/cm3)

1.4

1.46

1.49

1.51

1.55

Total Porosity (%)

47

45

43

42

39

Textural Class

Sandy Loam

Sandy Loam

Sandy Loam

Sandy Loam

Sandy Loam

pH

5.7

5.8

6.1

6.4

6.6

Organic Carbon (%)

1.29

3.04

3.69

3.77

3.9

Organic Matter (%)

2.22

4.24

4.65

4.78

4.98

Available Phosphorus (mg/kg)

14

28.1

42.1

50

60

Total Hydrocarbon Content (mg/kg)

534.33

867.66

1334.33

1601

1734.33

Total Nitrogen (%)

0.002

0.003

0.004

0.006

0.009

Exchangeable Ca (cmol/kg)

2.2

2.4

3.2

3.4

3.8

Exchangeable Mg (cmol/kg)

0.006

0.008

0.009

0.01

0.013

Exchangeable K (cmol/kg)

0.92

0.97

0.99

1.03

1.05

Exchangeable Na (cmol/kg)

0.16

0.17

0.21

0.32

0.35

Total Exchangeable Acidity (TEA)

3.93

4.31

4.38

4.47

4.55

Effective Cation Exchangeable Capacity (ECEC)

0.64

0.67

0.68

0.71

0.72

Base Saturation

83.71

84.7

86.43

88.5

91.71

*B0 ; 0 concentration of crude oil, B1; 100 mil concentration of crude oil, B2; 300 mil concentration of crude oil, B3; 500 mil concentration of crude oil, B4; 700mil concentration of crude oil