Forensic Analysis and Source Partitioning of Aliphatic Hydrocarbon Contaminants in Surface Sediments from the Niger Delta, Nigeria

Fubara; Ebirien Partrick; Ekpo; Bassey Offiong; Ekpa; Okon Douglas

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Forensic Analysis and Source Partitioning of Aliphatic Hydrocarbon Contaminants in Surface Sediments from the Niger Delta, Nigeria

Fubara, Ebirien Partrick, Ekpo, Bassey Offiong, Ekpa, Okon Douglas

Published in International Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Analysis (Volume 2, Issue 4)

Received: 15 July 2014 Accepted: 31 July 2014 Published: 20 August 2014

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Abstract

Forensic analyses and source partitioning modeling were used in characterizing aliphatic hydrocarbon contaminant compositions in surface sediments from coastal areas of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The Total Organic carbon (TOC) contents for the sediments ranged from 0.44 to 4.26% (mean 2.36 ± 1.03). The concentrations of total aliphatic hydrocarbon in the entire study area ranged from 1.65 to 61.34mg/kg dry weight, with overall average of 21.52 ± 22.00. The mean concentrations of aliphatic hydrocarbon (C16 – C31) for the sediments in the upper, middle and lower zones of the study area were in the ranges of 0.04 – 5.44mg/kg, 0.04 – 4.91mg/kg and 0.11 - 10.31mg/kg, respectively. CPI values in the broad range of 0.31 -13.32 for the entire stations is indicative of mixed hydrocarbon inputs. A predominance of odd/even carbon n-alkanes and UCM with different shapes and ranges were observed and suggest inputs from multiple sources. Source partitioning modeling using Factor analyses reduced the data set into three principal components (PCs) confirming inputs from biogenic, anthropogenic and microbial/bacterial sources.

Published in	International Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Analysis (Volume 2, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijema.20140204.13
Page(s)	199-208
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Forensic Analysis, Aliphatic Hydrocarbon, Sources, Factor Analysis, UCM, Niger Delta

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