Author(s)

Jaja Zina¹, Ojong Elias Ojong²

¹Department of Chemical/Petrochemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
²Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.

Statistical comparison of two remediation methods: Remedial nutrient solution and enhanced natural attenuation were analyzed in terms of TPH of different soil samples collected from Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria at different locations and placed inside sample bottles labelled A to D and replicated into two, one for each of the above treatment technique. The TPH of the soil was determined using GC analyzer after solvent extraction was carried out using hexane/dichloromethane mixture. Three batches of treatment were performed on the samples at every interval of eight weeks for a duration of six months. The result obtained was analyzed using a two-way ANOVA factorial experimental design to test the significance of the various sources of variation. From the result obtained, source of variation for sample and interactions were non-significantly different from each other which means that irrespective of the number of samples analyzed or the combination of both samples and batches of treatment, they will still not be significantly different from each other. The source of variation for batch and replications were significantly different from each other and this means that irrespective of the batches of treatment applied or the number of replications (methods of treatment used), they will always be significantly different from each other. The individual comparison of each sample showed that the efficiency of the Remedial Nutrient Solution method was better than Enhanced Natural Attenuation method.

SPSS, ANOVA, Attenuation, Nutrient, Remediation, TPH, Soil, Contaminant

Zina, J. and Ojong, O. (2023) Two-Way ANOVA for Comparison of Remedial Nutrient Solution and Enhanced Natural Attenuation Using SPSS for Treating Petroleum Contaminated Soils. Advances in Chemical Engineering and Science, 13, 241-249. doi: 10.4236/aces.2023.133017.