IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

RESEARCH JOURNAL OF PURE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (RJPST )

E-ISSN 2579-0536
P-ISSN 2695-2696
VOL. 6 NO. 3 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56201/ijssmr.v8.no1.2022.pg32.40

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Environmental Impact of Flare Gas on the Physicochemical Parameters of Surface Water Around LNG Gbarain, Niger Delta Region, Nigeria

Amolo Igwe Richard and Kokobaikeme Dornubari Lawrence

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Abstract

The impact of flared gases by LNG on Gbarain environment in Bayelsa State, Niger Delta Region, Nigeria was holistically determined to examine the level of degradation. Ten priority constituents of interest parameters namely; temperature, pH, electrical conductivity, TDS, TSS, COD, BOD, Turbidity, Chloride and Dissolved Oxygen were investigated to evaluate their water quality index at a distance of about 100-500meters in and out from the flare stack. Surface water samples were collected from three stations within the study area and analyzed for their physicochemical properties. The obtained results revealed that the mean values for water quality index physicochemical properties for LNG Gbarain were substantially lower than those of Ebocha- Egbema except for Temperature values that was higher than WHO STD as obtained indicating that gas flaring exerts adverse ecological effect on the water, air and soil ecosystem within LNG Gbarain

keywords:

Gbarain, Water quality, Environmental impact, Flare gas, Physicochemical parameters

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