Proximate Evaluation of Organic Pollutants in Onion Plants Cultivated Along the Bank of River Jakara Kano State of Nigeria

Ambrose Ekevwe; Isaac Aloba; Garba Mahdi Doka

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Proximate Evaluation of Organic Pollutants in Onion Plants Cultivated Along the Bank of River Jakara Kano State of Nigeria

Ambrose Ekevwe, Isaac Aloba, Garba Mahdi Doka

Published in Advances in Biochemistry (Volume 5, Issue 3)

Received: 18 April 2017 Accepted: 6 May 2017 Published: 27 June 2017

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The paper gave result findings for organic pollutants in onion plants cultivated along the bank of River Jakara Kano State. Samples of onions were purchased and harvested in farms cultivated in the banks of the aforementioned Rivers. Samples of onions were treated and analyzed in National Research and Institute for Chemical Technology (NARICT) Laboratory Zaria, Nigeria. Onion root samples analyzed has six (6) groups of organic pollutantsdetected with various percentage values. They include alkane (decane 10.6%, undecane 9.2%, dimethyl undecane, 2.3%, trimethyldecane 2.2%); alkyne (octadecyne, 1.9%); arene (aromadendrene, 2.3%); alkanol (phytol, 1.0%); fatty acid (hexadecanoic acid, 1.34%, linolenic acid, 1.7%); organosulphur (diphenyl cyclo propyl phenyl sulphoxide, 3.1%). While the onion control samples (collected from river Watari without activity) analyzed, gave one group of organic pollutants that is alkane group, they include docane (9.0%, 20.1%), methyl docane (9.2%, 12.8%), dodecane (4.0%, 8.6%), trimethylundecane (10.4%, 2.6%), octacosane (2.5%, 1.4%) and hexadecane (0.7%, 1.7%). The result of this study indicates that all the samples collected, examined and analyzed for onions (with exception of control samples) have percentage (%) values greater than threshold level recommended by World Health Organization (WHO) and National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), which is unsafe for human consumption.

Published in	Advances in Biochemistry (Volume 5, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ab.20170503.12
Page(s)	41-46
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Ambrose Ekevwe; Isaac Aloba; Garba Mahdi Doka. Proximate Evaluation of Organic Pollutants in Onion Plants Cultivated Along the Bank of River Jakara Kano State of Nigeria. Adv. Biochem. 2017, 5(3), 41-46. doi: 10.11648/j.ab.20170503.12

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Ambrose Ekevwe, Isaac Aloba, Garba Mahdi Doka. Proximate Evaluation of Organic Pollutants in Onion Plants Cultivated Along the Bank of River Jakara Kano State of Nigeria. Adv Biochem. 2017;5(3):41-46. doi: 10.11648/j.ab.20170503.12

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Ambrose Ekevwe

Department of Chemistry, School of Science Education, Federal College of Education (Technical) Bichi, Kano State, Nigeria
Isaac Aloba

Department of Chemistry, School of Science Education, Federal College of Education (Technical) Bichi, Kano State, Nigeria
Garba Mahdi Doka

Department of Chemistry, School of Science Education, Federal College of Education (Technical) Bichi, Kano State, Nigeria

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Ambrose Ekevwe; Isaac Aloba; Garba Mahdi Doka. Proximate Evaluation of Organic Pollutants in Onion Plants Cultivated Along the Bank of River Jakara Kano State of Nigeria. Adv. Biochem. 2017, 5(3), 41-46. doi: 10.11648/j.ab.20170503.12

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Ambrose Ekevwe, Isaac Aloba, Garba Mahdi Doka. Proximate Evaluation of Organic Pollutants in Onion Plants Cultivated Along the Bank of River Jakara Kano State of Nigeria. Adv Biochem. 2017;5(3):41-46. doi: 10.11648/j.ab.20170503.12

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