Department of Chemical Sciences, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, Nigeria; Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry, University of Port Harcourt, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Inengite, A.K., Department of Chemical Sciences, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, Nigeria; Oforka, N.C., Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry, University of Port Harcourt, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, Nigeria; Osuji, L.C., Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry, University of Port Harcourt, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Sediment and water quality of Kolo Creek, a typical Creek in Bayelsa State in Niger Delta (Nigeria), was studied by determining the levels of 16 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs), Total Organic Carbon (TOC) and in situ physico-chemical parameters of the water body (Dissolved Oxygen, DO; pH; Conductivities; Turbidity; Total Dissolved Solids (TDS). The study was conducted in two periods of the year, Late Dry (March) and Rainy (June) Seasons. Total PAHs for Late Dry Season and Rainy seasons ranged from 0-0.35mg/Kg and 0.022-0.47mg/Kg with an average of 0.21 and 0.18 mg/Kg dry weight in sediment samples respectively. Student t-test does not show any significant difference in the total PAHs for the two seasons. TOC for Late Dry Season and Rainy Season ranged from 0.82-3.78% and 0.60-2.1% with an average of 2.20 and 1.35% respectively. TOC was poorly correlated with Total PAHs. The results show that 4 and 5-rings PAHs predominated in the sediment samples. © Research India Publications.
Dry seasons; Dry weight; In-situ; Kolo Creek; Niger Delta; Nigeria; PAHs; Physicochemical parameters; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs); Rainy seasons; Sediment samples; TOC; Total dissolved solids; Total Organic Carbon; Waterbodies; Drought; Sedimentology; Sediments; Turbidity; Water; Water quality; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; PAH; physicochemical property; sediment chemistry; total organic carbon; turbidity; water quality; Bayelsa; Kolo Creek; Niger Delta; Nigeria