Greener Journal of Biological Sciences

Greener Journal of  Biological Sciences Vol. 7 (2), pp. 020-024, February 2017.

 © 2017 Authors

Research Articles

Manuscript Number: 021017023

(DOI: http://doi.org/10.15580/GJBS.2017.2.021017023)

 

Assessment of Physicochemical Quality of Sediment from Kolo Creek, Niger Delta

 

Emmanuel N. Ogamba*¹ and Nwabueze Ebere²

 

¹Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Niger Delta University, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.

²Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Nkpolu, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

Abstract

This study investigated the physicochemical characteristics of sediment from Kolo creek, Niger Delta Nigeria. The samples were collected between August to September 2015 and analyzed using standard procedures. Results showed that pH, conductivity, total Nitrogen, total organic Carbon, total Hydrocarbon, Calcium, Potassium, Sodium, Magnesium, Nitrate, Phosphate, Sulphate and Chloride concentration of the sediments ranged from 6.74 - 6.82, 228.32 - 225.03 µScm^-1,  5.36 - 6.01%, 6.00 - 6.42%, 6.66 - 7.00%, 10.23 - 11.12 mg/kg, 6.66 - 7.33mg/kg, 8.63 - 9.31 mg/kg, 4.27 - 5.08mg/kg, 6.03 - 6.82mg/kg, 4.77 - 5.62mg/kg, 5.89 - 7.66 mg/kg and 5.96 - 6.31 mg/kg respectively. Analysis of variance showed that there are no significant variations (P>0.05) among the locations for each of the parameters. High concentration of nutrients (cations and anions) suggests the influence of anthropogenic activities on the sediment quality of Kolo creek.

 

Keywords: Environmental Contaminants, Kolo creek, Physico-chemical assessment, Surface water.

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