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Growth Potential and Effects of Leucaena leucocephala on Physicochemical Properties of Spent Engine Oil Polluted Soil

Bamidele Abiodun Adanikin, Joshua Kayode

Abstract


Reclamation of spent engine oil (SEO) polluted soil is important for agricultural development in our environment. The greenhouse experiment was conducted for 16 weeks to investigate the potential of Leucaena leucocephala (LL) to survive in and improve the physicochemical properties in soil polluted with SEO at; 2.5%, 5%, 10% v/w and 0% served as the control. Plant height and girth were taken weekly and bulk density, porosity, pH, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and total organic carbon were determined before and after the study. Significantly higher LL height was recorded in the control in weeks 1 to 9 of the study, in weeks 12-16 the highest significant LL height and girth was recorded in polluted soil, 2.5% v/w. LL height and girth in polluted soil, 10% was the lowest significantly throughout the study. Bulk density reduced and porosity increased in the polluted soil at the end of the study. Nitrogen was significantly higher in control, 0.16 mg/g, and polluted soil, 2.5%, 0.16 mg/g, while TOC was significantly higher in the polluted soils. The study showed that LL has the potential to survive in soil highly polluted with SEO pollution and it can improve the physicochemical properties of SEO polluted soils.


Keywords


Leucaena leucocephala, SEO, Pollution, Physicochemical properties, Environment

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