Process development and utilization of organic and inorganic fertilizer combinatorial in the remediation of petroleum hydrocarbon polluted soil
摘要
The aim of the study is to examined fertilizers obtained from poultry manure (PM), poultry manure biochar (PMB), inorganic fertilize (IF), poultry manure + poultry manure biochar (PM + PMB), poultry manure + inorganic fertilizer (PM + IF), poultry manure biochar + inorganic fertilizer (PMB + IF), poultry manure + poultry biochar + inorganic fertilizer (PM + PMB + 6 IF) on reduction of petroleum hydrocarbon pollutant and nutrients retention of petroleum hydrocarbon polluted soil. Unpolluted sandy loam soil used for study was collected from farm land in Mosogar, Delta State, Nigeria using standard procedure. The soil was sparked with weathered crude oil of 3 different concentrations, 2%, 4%, 6%. The polluted soil was treated with fertilizers, the physico-chemical properties of unpolluted soil (US) and fertilizers was analyzed for pH, nutrients and petroleum hydrocarbon (PHC). The same analysis was also performed on polluted soil. The results of the study revealed that PM and PMB contained remarkable value of nutrients, the results also revealed that interaction of fertilizers on petroleum hydrocarbon polluted boost the pH and nutrients value at the first 21 days of incubation while after 21 days the pH and nutrients value of study polluted soil began to decrease. In addition, PM + PMB fertilizer retained highest value of nutrients after 63 and 84 days incubation period, in addition PM + PMB also displayed over 94% reduction of petroleum hydrocarbon pollutant. Therefore, this study has proved that PM + PMB is a fertilizer of choice to address petroleum hydrocarbon polluted.