ABSTRACT
This study has examined the effect of industrial
pollution on soil, the physico-chemical and heavy metal properties of the soil
and on early growth performance of some economic plant species namely, Talinum
thangulare, Pentaclethra macrophylla and Treculia africana. The study site is
the abandoned Sunshine Battery Industrial Site in Essien Udim Local Government
Area of Akwa I bom State. Fifteen soil samples were collected within the
industrial site, at point of battery waste site and away from it at intervals
of 30m, 60m and 90m. Another sample was taken from outside the site which
served as a control sample. At each point soil samples were taken from three
different levels. (0-10cm, 10-20cm and 20-30cm) and analysed for
physico-chemical characteristics, some of the soil samples were used to raise
some economic crops in the nursery and their growth characteristics determined.
The result obtained revealed that the levels of heavy metal concentration in
the soil ranged from (13.9-41.30) mg/kg for Zinc, (11.40-27.15)mg/kg for Boron,
(61.40-77.15)mg/kg for Cadmium, (5.35-49.75) mg/kg for copper,
(2.40-153.70)mg/kg for lead, (0.40-8.10) mg/kg for Arsenic and (1.50- 4.30)
mg/kg for Selenium while in Talinum triangulare the heavy metal concentration
on the leaves region ranged from (60.5-88.5)mg/kg for lead, (0.2-1,6)mg/kg for
chromium (62.8-70.5)mg/kg for Nickel and (18.0-25.5)mg/kg for copper. In the
same way the heavy metal concentration in the stem ranged from
(59.0-119.5)mg/kg for lead, (0.5-2.0) mg/kg for chromium, (53.3-91.5) mg/kg for
zinc, (4.5-7.3) mg/kg for cadmium, (5.8-18.5) mg/kg for Nickel and (18.5-26.0)
mg/kg for copper and the heavy metal concentration in the root region ranged
from (58.8-113) mg/kg for lead, (0.3-2.3) mg/kg for chromium, (68.5-110.5)
mg/kg for zinc, (3.5-9.0) mg/kg for cadmium, (7.0-18.0) mg/kg for Nickel and
(12.0-22.8)mg/kg for copper. The result also showed that the heavy metal
distribution in the study area are not influenced by soil depth, while there is
significant difference (p<0.5) in the distribution of these metals in terms
of distance. The result indicate that the heavy metal concentration in the soil
and plants in the study area could have health implication, hence it is
recommended that farming in the study area should be suspended to avert health
hazards which may result from consumption of any plant product derived from
this environment.
TOMBERE, T (2023). Effect Of Industrial Pollution On Early Growth Performance Of Some Economic Plant Species (A Case Study Of Sunshine Battery Industrial Site In Essien Udim L.G.A Of Akwa Ibom State). Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Dec 23, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effect-of-industrial-pollution-on-early-growth-performance-of-some-economic-plant-species-a-case-study-of-sunshine-battery-industrial-site-in-essien-udim-lga-of-akwa-ibom-state-7-2
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TOMBERE, TOMBERE. "Effect Of Industrial Pollution On Early Growth Performance Of Some Economic Plant Species (A Case Study Of Sunshine Battery Industrial Site In Essien Udim L.G.A Of Akwa Ibom State)" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2023). Accessed 23 Dec. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effect-of-industrial-pollution-on-early-growth-performance-of-some-economic-plant-species-a-case-study-of-sunshine-battery-industrial-site-in-essien-udim-lga-of-akwa-ibom-state-7-2