TITLE:
Environmental Consequences of Oil Spills on Marine Habitats and the Mitigating Measures—The Niger Delta Perspective
AUTHORS:
Etuk Etiese Akpan
KEYWORDS:
Oil Spills, Environmental Consequences, Oil Pollution and Impact, Marine Habitats, Niger Delta
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection,
Vol.10 No.6,
June
30,
2022
ABSTRACT: The Niger
Delta region has witnessed environmental impacts arising from oil production activities.
Soil fertility in these areas and the entire marine habitat was investigated based
on the re-occurring spill incidents in the area to establish the consequences of
oil pollution on key performance indicators as well as the remedial actions for
resuscitation. One of the bases of evaluation was on the fertility profile of the area impacted by oil spills
as compared with the areas without oil spills influence. A suitable cost effective
and environmentally friendly technique to handle the pollutions in the Niger Delta
region can be found in systematic containment,
recovery, clean up and restoration of the marine habitat to its initial capacity
and status to be able to sustain life once again.