Victor Chukwuemeka Ukpaka, Joy Chukwuemeka Peter Ukpaka, Abraham Peter Ukpaka, Ukpaka Chukwuemeka Peter | International Journal of Environmental Chemistry | Vol 11, Issue 2 | pp. 77-78 | ISSN: 2456-5245
Abstract
The investigation on the impact of locally sourced raw materials potential to enhanced remediation of crude oil contaminated soil environment using mint leaf (Mentha piperita) in powdered form was studied. experimental studies were conducted to examine the potential performance of both sun dried and room dried of the biostimulant used for the oil. The physicochemical properties of the crude oil, mint leaf in powder form and soil was determined as well as the microbial activity in terms of microbial count of hydrocarbon utilizing bacteria and fungi. The physicochemical parameters value of the loamy soil polluted is 1.02% of nitrogen, 0.326mg/kg of the phosphorous 42.18mg/kg of potassium and 81.6cfu/g of hydrocarbon utilizing bacteria as well as 2.2cfu/g of the hydrocarbon utilizing fungi. For the unpolluted loamy soil, the nitrogen content is 5.82%, phosphorus value is 46.91mg/kg, potassium content is 417.51 mg/kg, hydrocarbon utilizing bacteria value of 13.19cfu/g and hydrocarbon utilizing fungi value of 1.3cfu/g. The bioremediant properties of mint leaf (Mentha piperita) of sun – dried is 6.93% of nitrogen, 52.271 mg/kg of phosphorus, 463.902mg/kg of nitrogen, 52.271 mg/kg of phosphorous, 463.902 mg/kg of potassium, 10.21 cfu/g of hydrocarbon utilizing bacteria and 1.0sfu/g of hydrocarbon utilizing fungi. Indeed, for bioremediant of mint leaf (Meatha piperita) of room dried is 9.47% of nitrogen, 74.113 mg/kg of phosphorous, 552.542 mg/kg of potassium, 13.98cfu/g of hydrocarbon utilizing bacteria and 1.7sfu/g of hydrocarbon utilizing fungi. The physicochemical properties of the crude oil obtained in terms of density is o.861g/ml and kinematic viscosity of 2.84mm2/s. the percentage removal of the crude oil from the loamy soil using the bioremediant removed 77.88% and 91.14% for sun – dried of 50g and 100g dosage, whereas for room dried 78.53% and 92.14% for 50g and 100g dosage with 25.17% for control samples.
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@article{UkpakaVC2025,
author = {Victor Chukwuemeka Ukpaka and Joy Chukwuemeka Peter Ukpaka and Abraham Peter Ukpaka and Ukpaka Chukwuemeka Peter},
title = {The Potential of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Degradation in Loamy Soil Environment using Mint Leaf (Mentha Piperita)},
journal = {International Journal of Environmental Chemistry},
year = {2025},
volume = {11},
number = {2},
pages = {77--78},
issn = {2456-5245},
url = {https://journalspub.com/publication/ijec/article=22764}
}