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INFLUENCE OF SOME ENVIRONMENTAL ATTRIBUTES ON NITRIFICATION POTENTIAL OF CRUDE OIL CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT OF QUA IBOE RIVER ESTUARY MANGROVE ECOSYSTEM AMENDED WITH NPK FERTILIZER
DOI:18.A003.aarf.J14I01.200001.88768
Richard C. John, Emem S. Ntino and Alfred Y. Itah
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of temperature, pH, organic carbon, salinity and ammonium concentration on the nitrification potential and nitrification rate of crude oil contaminated sediment of Qua Iboe River estuary mangrove ecosystem treated with NPK fertilizer. Nitrification potential rate (NPR) and Nitrification rate (NR) of the mangrove sediment were determined by amending the sediment with sodium chlorate to inhibit the oxidation of NO2-N to NO3-N.