Environmental & Analytical Toxicology

Reginald C Ohiri

Publications

• Research Article
  Toxicological Parameters of Albino Rats Fed with Amarantus hybridus Grown on Crude Oil Post-remediated Agricultural Soil
  Author(s): Eugene N Onyeike, Reginald C Ohiri and Augustine A UwakwEugene N Onyeike, Reginald C Ohiri and Augustine A Uwakw
  
  Hydrocarbon and heavy metal accumulation in Amarantus hybridus grown on crude oil post-remediated soil and its effect on the toxicological indices of Wistar albino rats was carried out. Eighteen square metre farmland was divided into three sites (A, B, C) of 4 m2 each and 2 m space was allowed in between the three sites. Two out of the 3 sites were polluted, bioremediated for 16 weeks and healthy seedling of Amarantus hybridus were planted on the three sites. The vegetables were grown for 28 days and their healthy leaves were harvested. The highest growth rate was observed in Amarantus hybridus grown on the bioaugmented soil for 4 weeks with values of 107.20 ± 12.25 cm, 61.69 ± 2.32 cm, 1.72 ± 0.31 g and 0.37 ± 0.02 g for height, leaf area, fresh weight and dry weight respectively. Amarantus hybridus leaves from natural attenuated soil had the highest aliphatic hyd.. Read More»
  

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