Characterization of Contaminated Abattoir Soil in Swali Market, Bayelsa State

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Dr. Ijaola Opololaoluwa Oladimarun

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The waste effluents and waste from abattoirs have been documented to have harmful effects on the soil media, which causes threats to the living organisms and their surroundings, hence the need to characterize the contaminated abattoir soil in Swali market. Soil samples were characterized for possible contamination of physicochemical parameters and heavy metals. Six (6) soil samples were collected for six weeks at different points radially, the control was from a well of 160m from the abattoir, remaining five (5) samples were collected from various points which are 2m away from the abattoir the depth of 0.5m and 2m apart in cyclic. The soil samples were taken to the laboratory for digestion and analysis. The physicochemical parameters result showed that; pH (3.8-6.3), conductivity (56-462) µ, temperature (29) OC, TDS (38-332) ppm, SO4 (343.32-2403.24) mg/l, HCO3 (0.2-8.05) mm/l, D.O (5.1-6.3) mm/l, B.O.D (0.1-0.2) mm/l, Alk (75-250) mg/l, Acidity (50-755), while the result of heavy metals indicated; Pb (0.39-0.73) mg/l, Cr (0.06-0.113) mg/l, Mg (1.22-1.79) mg/l, Co (0.25-0.92) mg/l, Co (0.25-0.92) mg/l and Fe (2.13-8.45) mg/l/. The results were compared with FEPA and WHO standards and validated using ANOVA with Python 3.6 and SPSS software version 20 to compare the values of p and r² using different statistical models. The coefficient of determination (r²) ranges between 0.928125 and 0.996132 per cent, which is significant. Therefore, the soil around the abattoir has been adjudged to have a high level of heavy metal contamination, indicating that the soil is polluted and does not conform to standards.

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Dr. Ijaola Opololaoluwa Oladimarun , Tran., “Characterization of Contaminated Abattoir Soil in Swali Market, Bayelsa State”, IJIES, vol. 12, no. 6, pp. 35–40, Jun. 2025, doi: 10.35940/ijies.D1101.12060625.
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