Effects of Rice Mill Wastes on Soil Properties in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, South-Eastern Nigeria
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Heavy dumping, Abakaliki, rice mill waste, soil propertiesAbstract
To evaluate the impacts of heavy dumping of rice mill waste on soil properties, a research was conducted in 2015 and 2016 in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, South-eastern Nigeria. Samples were collected from soils in Abakaliki rice mill industry. Auger and core samples were
collected from Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources Management, FARM (control) and at Abakaliki rice milling industry in hilly terrain at three sites namely: crest (S1), mid slope (S2) and lower slope (S3). The result showed that respective soil bulk density for S1, S2 and S3 were 1.14gcm-3, 1.44gcm-3 and 1.31gcm-3 in 2015 and 1.58gcm-3 , 1.61gcm-3 and 1.50gcm-3 in 2016 against control (1.64gcm-3 and 1.66gcm-3) for the two years. The results indicate that the soil properties studied were higher in rice mill dumpsite except BD than control. Different sampling point in most cases did not vary among themselves. It is recommended that rice mill wastes should be used in farms as soil amendment and generation of farm energy.
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