IMPACT OF DIESEL FUEL GENERATORS ON SOIL HEAVY METALS

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SEUN OYELAMI
OYETUNJI BABATUNDE OKEDERE
KEHINDE ADENIKE OYEWOLE
KAZEEM OLAWALE RABIU
OGUNTOLA JELIL ALAMU
MUTIU DUNMOYE SULAIMON
SAHEED OLUSANJO LAWAL

Abstract

Heavy metals are ubiquitous and are released into the atmosphere/ environment by a variety of natural processes, but their quantities have been greatly augmented by anthropogenic activities. This study investigated the concentration of heavy metals Iron (Fe), Arsenic (As), Cadmium (Cd), Chromium (Cr), Zinc (Zn), Manganese (Mn) and Lead (Pb) in the soil around the power plant obtained at the old power plant, new power plant and a far-away point from the plants which served as the control. In each location, two samples were obtained top layer and bottom layer of soil. Standard laboratory methods were employed for all the analyses. High concentration was obtained for the selected heavy metals in the soil at both the old and the new power plants with Arsenic having an average of 0.67 mg/kg and 0.40 mg/kg, Lead having an average of 2.63 mg/kg and 1.67 mg/kg, Iron having 1.25 mg/kg and 0.95 mg/kg, Chromium having 1.08 mg/kg and 0.67 mg/kg, Cadmium having 1.46 mg/kg and 0.54 mg/kg, Manganese having 1.97 mg/kg and 1.86 mg/kg and Zinc having 2.43 mg/kg and 0.86 mg/kg at the old and new site respectively. All the obtained concentration levels are above the permissible limit of the United States, United Kingdom, Europe and WHO. It is expedient that necessary measures be put in place to control the emissions from the plants to reduce the contaminating impact of the soil around the power plant as well as moving some human intakes far from the locations.

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OYELAMI, S., OKEDERE, O. B., OYEWOLE, K. A., RABIU, K. O., ALAMU, O. J., SULAIMON, M. D., & LAWAL, S. O. (2023). IMPACT OF DIESEL FUEL GENERATORS ON SOIL HEAVY METALS. Journal of Engineering Studies and Research, 29(1), 54-60. Retrieved from https://jesr.ub.ro/1/article/view/371
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SEUN OYELAMI

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Osun State University, Nigeria

OYETUNJI BABATUNDE OKEDERE

Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Osun State University, Nigeria

KEHINDE ADENIKE OYEWOLE

Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Osun State University, Nigeria 

KAZEEM OLAWALE RABIU

Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Osun State University, Nigeria

OGUNTOLA JELIL ALAMU

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Osun State University, Nigeria 

MUTIU DUNMOYE SULAIMON

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Osun State University, Nigeria

SAHEED OLUSANJO LAWAL

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Osun State University, Nigeria

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