Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Contents of Sediment and Water in Drainages and Receiving Elechi Creek in Port Harcourt Rivers State Nigeria

Okafor C.C., Konne J. L., Ntaah L. D., Awolo S. N. and T. J. K. Ideriah
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Okafor C.C.: Department of Chemistry, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Konne J. L.: Department of Chemistry, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Ntaah L. D.: Department of Chemistry, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Awolo S. N.: Department of Chemistry, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
T. J. K. Ideriah: Institute of Pollution Studies Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science, 2024, vol. 9, issue 11, 487-493

Abstract: The levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons were assessed in sediment and water from drainages and its receiving Elechi creek Rivers State, Nigeria. The levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were determined by using standard methods recommended by the American Society for Testing and Materials with Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectroscopy (GC-MS). The results from the study showed PAHs levels in water and sediments to be above USEPA limits with naphthalene (34.72ppm), Dibenzo [a, h] anthracene (113.63ppm) and Benzo [g,h,i] peylene (34.51ppm) being prominent.

Date: 2024
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