jharmony
Mar 21, 2017
Scholarship / KGSP study plan information technology for sustainability [3]
@Holt
hello Mary, this is revised version, i tried to make the necessary corrections as you have pointed out.
I will like to carry out a research on agricultural chemicals, the relationship between soil and ground water toxicity.
Is the availability of quality water truly a determinant to the continued existence of mankind? Our landscape are so susceptible to all forms of contamination from human induced pollution such as agricultural chemicals, leakage from several underground storage tanks and also transportation of fuel and mineral exploitation and exploration .
The soil is an important factor that constitutes the environment together with air and water and plays an important role as the basis of survival of organisms including humans. In recent years soil contamination by volatile organic compounds, heavy metals and other chemical substances has been revealed. This research will be carried out in order to determine if there is a significant relationship between soil and ground water toxicity. This would be carried out by collecting soil and ground water from different farm sites and this will be used to determine the relationship between soil chemistry and toxicity, mobility of contaminants, ground water toxicity and chemistry. Soils will be leached using water to mimic rainfall and both the soils and leachates will be tested using bioassays. The soil bioassays will be carried out using Eisena fetida whilst groundwater leachetes will be tested using the microtox test system and Daphnia magma 48 h acute tests. If this results turns out positive then measures will be put in place to prevent the leaching of soil chemicals into groundwater in order to prevent the impairment of human health.
In a country like Nigeria and also Korea where agricultural chemicals are used due to the several farming activities carried out, there will be need to ascertain the relationship between the soil chemistry and ground water chemistry , so that necessary remedial processes will be carried out on the soil before it fully pollutes the ground water.
@Holt
hello Mary, this is revised version, i tried to make the necessary corrections as you have pointed out.
I will like to carry out a research on agricultural chemicals, the relationship between soil and ground water toxicity.
Is the availability of quality water truly a determinant to the continued existence of mankind? Our landscape are so susceptible to all forms of contamination from human induced pollution such as agricultural chemicals, leakage from several underground storage tanks and also transportation of fuel and mineral exploitation and exploration .
The soil is an important factor that constitutes the environment together with air and water and plays an important role as the basis of survival of organisms including humans. In recent years soil contamination by volatile organic compounds, heavy metals and other chemical substances has been revealed. This research will be carried out in order to determine if there is a significant relationship between soil and ground water toxicity. This would be carried out by collecting soil and ground water from different farm sites and this will be used to determine the relationship between soil chemistry and toxicity, mobility of contaminants, ground water toxicity and chemistry. Soils will be leached using water to mimic rainfall and both the soils and leachates will be tested using bioassays. The soil bioassays will be carried out using Eisena fetida whilst groundwater leachetes will be tested using the microtox test system and Daphnia magma 48 h acute tests. If this results turns out positive then measures will be put in place to prevent the leaching of soil chemicals into groundwater in order to prevent the impairment of human health.
In a country like Nigeria and also Korea where agricultural chemicals are used due to the several farming activities carried out, there will be need to ascertain the relationship between the soil chemistry and ground water chemistry , so that necessary remedial processes will be carried out on the soil before it fully pollutes the ground water.
