Profile of Heavy Metals in Crude Oil Commonly Consumed For Medicinal Purposes in Abakaliki
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences (IOSR-JPBS) - Year 2016, Vol 11, Issue 3
Abstract
Levels of Cd, Ni, V and Pb in bonny light crude oil were investigated using atomic absorption spectrophotometer (model-Buck Scientific 210 VGP). The result revealed mean concentration of Cd (0.0485 ± 0.01 ppm), Ni (0.875 ±0.02), V (0.6 21± 0.02) Pb (0.200 ±0.01 ppm). The concentrations of toxic metals in the crude oil decrease in the order Ni > V > Cd > Pb. In a comparison to other crude, the level of these metals was not significantly high. The health implications of these heavy metals in crude oil when consumed as oral traditional medicine or applied to the skin were also highlighted. The variation in the levels of the metals were found to be statistically significant (p < 0.05) as determined by one way analysis of variance.
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OTI Wilberforce J. O
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