TITLE:
Effect of Petroleum Products on Soil Catalase and Dehydrogenase Activities
AUTHORS:
Fidelis Ifeakachuku Achuba, Patrick Nwanze Okoh
KEYWORDS:
Catalase Activity, Dehydrogenase Activity, Kerosene, Diesel, Engine Oil, Petrol
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Soil Science,
Vol.4 No.12,
December
5,
2014
ABSTRACT: The effect of refined petroleum products on the activities of selected enzymes (catalase and dehydrogenase) was studied. There was a significant decrease (p kerosene > diesel > engine oil. However, a significant increase (p diesel > petrol > engine oil. On the whole the results reveal that refined petroleum products alter soil biochemistry.