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Oil Palm Industries and Its Environmental Influence in Akpo, South-Eastern Nigeria

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  • Innocent Chukwukalo Ezeomedo

    (Department of Environmental Management, Faculty of Environment Sciences, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Nigeria.)

  • Ngozi Vera Ogbogu

    (Department of Environmental Management, Faculty of Environment Sciences, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Nigeria.)

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Palm oil is the most important product and one of the key economies of the agricultural sector in the developing countries. However, the growing of oil palm plantation and its subsequent activities of palm oil processing is threatening environmental quality. This study analyses the palm oil industries and its influence on the environment of Akpo town with a view to ensure environmental sustainability. This was achieved by conducting analysis of soil samples within the oil industrial sites to determine the level of Palm Oil Mill Effluents (POME) contamination on the environment, assessing the respondents’ environmental perceptions and socio economic impacts of this oil industry. Laboratory analysis was used to determination of the physicochemical composition of Mg, pH, COD, BOD, P, Ca, organic carbon and nitrogen. The results showed that the concentration of Mg in POME contaminated soil is significantly higher compared to the non-POME contaminated soil (p

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  • Innocent Chukwukalo Ezeomedo & Ngozi Vera Ogbogu, 2022. "Oil Palm Industries and Its Environmental Influence in Akpo, South-Eastern Nigeria," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 6(9), pages 819-825, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:6:y:2022:i:9:p:819-825
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    1. Ohimain, Elijah I. & Izah, Sylvester C., 2014. "Energy self-sufficiency of smallholder oil palm processing in Nigeria," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 63(C), pages 426-431.
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