Mobility of total petroleum hydrocarbons in Shambat soil in Sudan
World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development
ISSN: 2042-5945
Article publication date: 27 May 2014
Abstract
Purpose
A laboratory experiment was conducted in the soil laboratory in the Department of Environment and Environmental Pollution, Environment and Natural Resources Research Institute, National Centre for Research. The purpose of this paper is to study the movement of crude oil through soil column.
Design/methodology/approach
Polyvinyl chloride columns were filled with Shambat soil, amended with three concentrations of light crude oil (0.16, 0.32, and 1.28 ppm), obtained from Petrodar Oil Company. Soil samples were taken from 5 and 10 cm depths after two, 14 and 28 days from crude oil addition. At each sampling date, the recovery of petroleum hydrocarbons measured.
Findings
The results obtained indicated that high by significant differences among the different concentrations, different depths and different sampling durations. Moreover, the downward mobility of petroleum hydrocarbons decreased with increasing crude oil concentration.
Originality/value
Results of the experiment revealed the importance of studying the fate and mobility of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) in soils in order to facilitate a proper reclamation practice specially in oil polluted sites.
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Acknowledgements
The authors deep thank and gratitude are extended to the Petrodar Oil Company, who provided the research for the crude oil. Special thanks to the staff of the Central Laboratory – Shambat Campus, University of Khartoum for samples analysis.
Citation
M. Ali, N., A.M. Saad, S. and A. Elamin, E. (2014), "Mobility of total petroleum hydrocarbons in Shambat soil in Sudan", World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development, Vol. 11 No. 2, pp. 134-143. https://doi.org/10.1108/WJSTSD-11-2013-0045
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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