Assessment of pollution from produced water discharges in seawater and sediments in offshore, Niger Delta

• Published in: Environmental earth sciences Vol. 76; no. 10; pp. 1 - 12
• Main Authors: Okogbue, C. O., Oyesanya, O. U., Anyiam, O. A., Omonona, V. O.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.05.2017; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aromatic compounds; Aromatic hydrocarbons; Arsenic; Barium; Benzene; Biogeosciences; Cadmium; Chemical analysis; Chromium; Cobalt; Composition; Contaminants; Copper; Dry season; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Environmental assessment; Environmental Science and Engineering; Ethyl benzene; Geochemistry; Geology; Heavy metals; Hydrocarbons; Hydrology/Water Resources; Iron; Iron constituents; Lead; Metals; Nickel; Offshore; Offshore drilling rigs; Original Article; Petroleum; Petroleum hydrocarbons; Phenols; Phosphates; Physicochemical processes; Physicochemical properties; Pollutant load; Pollution; Pollution effects; Pollution index; Pollution load; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Rainy season; Seasons; Seawater; Sediment; Sediment samples; Sediments; Sulfates; Terrestrial Pollution; Toluene; Vanadium; Wastewater; Water analysis; Water discharge; Water pollution; Xylene; Zinc; Niger Delta; Offshore; Sediments and seawater pollution; Produced water; Heavy metals

This paper assesses the pollution effects of produced water discharges in seawater and sediments offshore, Niger Delta. Twenty (20) seawater samples were analyzed for their physicochemical properties (i.e., hydrocarbon content, heavy metals and other inorganic constituents), while twenty (20) sedime...