Abstract: This study looked into soil pollution resulting from oil palm production wastes in the oil palm production belts of Akwa-Ibom State. The study utilized the experimental research design. Soil samples were collect from both the POME impacted soils and the soils not impacted (control). These soil samples were sent to the laboratory for analysis. The Analysis of Variance test was used for data analysis. Data revealed differences in soil quality between the oil palm production sites and the control site. The content values of various parameters were higher than those recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), which is attributed to the unregulated introduction of palm oil mill effluents (POME). The study found that the key soil quality parameters—including pH, cation exchange......
Keywords: Soil-quality, Oil-palm, Soil-pollution, POME
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