Rapid Assessment of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contamination in Soils: Spectroscopy Approach

Douglas Reward Kokah; Aziaka Duabari Silas; Osaribie Nelson Akeme-Esuotei

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Rapid Assessment of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contamination in Soils: Spectroscopy Approach

Douglas Reward Kokah, Aziaka Duabari Silas, Osaribie Nelson Akeme-Esuotei

Published in Engineering and Applied Sciences (Volume 4, Issue 3)

Received: 3 March 2019 Accepted: 2 July 2019 Published: 22 July 2019

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Abstract

Soil contamination with total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) as a result of crude oil exploration and exploitation activities is currently a major environmental challenge. This study proposed diffuse reflectance spectroscopy as a viable technique for rapid assessment of hydrocarbon contamination on oil spill sites in the Niger Delta, Nigeria. Spectroscopy approach was carried out in the laboratory for the prediction of TPH concentrations (mg kg^-1) in genuine petroleum contaminated soils (fresh wet), as compared with analytically measured TPH concentrations. Very strong positive correlation (r = 0.9686) was achieved between analytically and spectroscopically-predicted TPH (mg kg^-1). Actual and predicted absorbance (ABS_act and ABS_pred, respectively) values were determined and appear not to be consistent. However, very strong positive correlation appears when each of parameter was plotted against measured TPH concentration. Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy methodology was found to be as good as the labour-intensive and expensive traditional laboratory analysis of soil PHCs and could be an alternative for laboratory methods and as a viable field-screening tool to enhance risk decision making on-site.

Published in	Engineering and Applied Sciences (Volume 4, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.eas.20190403.13
Page(s)	66-73
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Infrared Spectroscopy, Analytical Technique, Petroleum Hydrocarbon, Soil Pollution, Niger Delta

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Douglas Reward Kokah, Aziaka Duabari Silas, Osaribie Nelson Akeme-Esuotei. Rapid Assessment of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contamination in Soils: Spectroscopy Approach. Eng Appl Sci. 2019;4(3):66-73. doi: 10.11648/j.eas.20190403.13

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Douglas Reward Kokah

School of Water, Energy and Environment, Cranfield University, Cranfield, UK
Aziaka Duabari Silas

School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing, Cranfield University, Cranfield, UK
Osaribie Nelson Akeme-Esuotei

Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Nigeria

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