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Article Open Access December 08, 2022

Evaluation of Simulated Petroleum Hydrocarbon on the Physicochemical Properties of Soil

Raymond Alex Ekemube 1, 2,*, Chinwendu Emeka 2, Bright Nweke 2, Adekunle Temidayo Atta 3 and Amaechi Nwuzoma Opurum 2
1
Department of Value Addition Research, Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, Ibadan, Nigeria
2
Department of Agricultural & Environmental Engineering, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
3
Kenaf and Jute Improvement Program, Institute of Agricultural Research and Training, Obafemi Awolowo University, Moore Plantation, Ibadan, Nigeria
Publihed in: World Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture (Volume 2, Issue 4, 2022)
Page(s): 195-210
DOI: 10.31586/rjees.2022.365
Received
July 01, 2022
Revised
October 27, 2022
Accepted
December 05, 2022
Published
December 08, 2022
Keywords
Contamination; Petroleum hydrocarbon; Physicochemical characteristics; Sandy loam soil.
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Ekemube, R. A. , Ekemube, R. A. Emeka, C. , Emeka, C. Nweke, B. , Nweke, B. Atta, A. T. , & Atta, A. T. (2022). Evaluation of Simulated Petroleum Hydrocarbon on the Physicochemical Properties of Soil. World Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture, 2(4), 195-210. https://doi.org/10.31586/rjees.2022.365
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Ekemube, R. A. ; Ekemube, R. A. Emeka, C. ; Emeka, C. Nweke, B. ; Nweke, B. Atta, A. T. ; Atta, A. T. Evaluation of Simulated Petroleum Hydrocarbon on the Physicochemical Properties of Soil. World Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture 2022 2(4), 195-210. https://doi.org/10.31586/rjees.2022.365
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Ekemube, Raymond Alex, Raymond Alex Ekemube. Chinwendu Emeka, Chinwendu Emeka. Bright Nweke, Bright Nweke. Adekunle Temidayo Atta, and Adekunle Temidayo Atta. 2022. "Evaluation of Simulated Petroleum Hydrocarbon on the Physicochemical Properties of Soil". World Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture 2, no. 4: 195-210. https://doi.org/10.31586/rjees.2022.365
AMA Style
Ekemube RA, Ekemube RAEmeka C, Emeka CNweke B, Nweke BAtta AT, Atta AT. Evaluation of Simulated Petroleum Hydrocarbon on the Physicochemical Properties of Soil. World Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture. 2022; 2(4):195-210. https://doi.org/10.31586/rjees.2022.365 
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