EFFECT OF CRUDE OIL POLLUTION ON FOOD TO THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE OF ILAJE COMMUNITY IN ONDO STATE
Journal Title: Annals. Food Science and Technology - Year 2016, Vol 17, Issue 2
Abstract
The damaging effect of oil exploration to their host communities is of great concern. As a result of the abundant crude oil in Ilaje community of Ondo State, the safety of the people in the areas led to this research work, where animals were used as a case study. The raw materials used for the research were sourced from the community in order to properly ascertain the effect of oil on their agricultural products. Physical and chemical observation/analyses were carried out on the test rats fed with the test samples produced from the raw materials sourced from the community. Rats fed with the control samples had the highest weight gain of 44.76% while the animals feed with the treated samples had low weight gains, which was 33.73%. The study equally revealed the presence of high concentrations of heavy metals in the tissues such as the liver, kidney, and intestine. Iron, Nickel and lead were significantly higher than the other metals such as zinc, copper, cadmium, manganese and chromium, while arsenic and mercury were very minute in one or two places. The results confirmed or revealed the potential environmental problems prevalent in the area and by extension, other areas where crude oil is being explored.
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Adegbola Oladele Dauda
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