Elevated Molybdenum Concentrations in Soils Contaminated with Spent Oil Lubricant

Authors

  • Hafeez Muhammad Yakasai Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Science, Bayero University Kano, P. M. B 3011, Kano State-Nigeria.
  • Mohd Fadhil Rahman Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
  • Nur Adeela Yasid Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
  • Siti Aqlima Ahmad Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
  • Mohd Izuan Effendi Halmi Department of Land Management, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
  • Mohd Yunus Shukor Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54987/jemat.v5i2.407

Keywords:

Molybdenum, spent oil lubricant, pollution, aqua regia digestion, ammonium acetate extraction

Abstract

Molybdenum is an essential trace element of which its pollution due to excessive levels are increasingly reported worldwide. One of the most important usage of molybdenum is as an engine lubricant. Pollution of spent oil lubricant due to indiscriminate dumping of the waste is an important source of molybdenum pollution. In this study, soil samples from various locations in Malaysia were taken from sites which are visible with the dumping of spent oil lubricant and were tested for the presence of soluble and insoluble molybdenum content. The highest concentrations of Mo found for both of the aqua regia digested and ammonium extracted soil sample were at 35.27 and 17.86 mg/Kg soil, respectively. The percentage of ammonium acetate (soluble) extractable Mo to total Mo measured as the aqua regia digested sample was also the highest at 50.64%. The results indicated an excessive content of molybdenum on these soils which warrant remediation process.

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Published

31.12.2017

How to Cite

Yakasai, H. M., Rahman, M. F., Yasid, N. A., Ahmad, S. A., Halmi, M. I. E., & Shukor, M. Y. (2017). Elevated Molybdenum Concentrations in Soils Contaminated with Spent Oil Lubricant. Journal of Environmental Microbiology and Toxicology, 5(2), 1–3. https://doi.org/10.54987/jemat.v5i2.407

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Vol. 5 No. 2 (2017)

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