Abstract
The aim of this study is to introduce soil contamination as a serious worldwide problem. Soil contamination is caused mainly by the leakage of underground storage tanks and pipes. The most common conventional method for the remediation of contaminated soils is excavation followed by landfilling or incineration and other technologies that have been widely practiced. Contaminated sites pose a threat to human life due to severe health problems caused by adverse health effects from exposure to oil-soil contamination. Once it is being detected, assessment strategies, type of sampling, chemical analyses, evaluation of parameters and its effect must be done. Several technologies and parameters have been developed to treat petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soil but the problem still exists.
Highlights
Introduction of Petroleum HydrocarbonsContaminants and its Human Effects Sylvia Adipah*Department of Environmental Engineering and Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing, ChinaReceived: 27 November 2018; Accepted: 14 December 2018; Published: 07 January 2019 AbstractThe aim of this study is to introduce soil contamination as a serious worldwide problem
Total petroleum hydrocarbons in the presence of soil have a negative impact on human health and the development of plant growth
2.1 Impact of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPHs) on environment When TPH is released into the environment through accidents, releases from industries, or as a by-product from commercial or private uses and/or into the soil through spills or leaks, it moves from the soil to the groundwater and some organisms found may break down some of the contaminants [9] into smaller fractions while some may evaporate into the atmosphere, others will stay in the soil for a longer time and will be broken down by other organisms found in the soil causing hazardous health effect [16]
Summary
Introduction of Petroleum HydrocarbonsContaminants and its Human Effects Sylvia Adipah*Received: 27 November 2018; Accepted: 14 December 2018; Published: 07 January 2019 AbstractThe aim of this study is to introduce soil contamination as a serious worldwide problem. 2.1 Impact of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPHs) on environment When TPH is released into the environment through accidents, releases from industries, or as a by-product from commercial or private uses and/or into the soil through spills or leaks, it moves from the soil to the groundwater and some organisms found may break down some of the contaminants [9] into smaller fractions while some may evaporate into the atmosphere, others will stay in the soil for a longer time and will be broken down by other organisms found in the soil causing hazardous health effect [16].
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