Assessment of soil contamination caused by underground fuel leakage from selected gas stations in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Alharbi, Badr; Pasha, Mohammad J.; Alhudhodi, Abdulrahman H.; Alduwais, Abdulilah K.

doi:10.1080/15320383.2018.1503228

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“…According to the literature data the amount of petroleum pollution in soils from places with theoretically similar development for example for petrol stations ranges from 79.9 mg/kg to 8075 mg/kg [17]. However, in the conducted research the values range from 109 mg/kg DM to 849 mg/kg DM, which is near lower literature values.…”

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“…In the studies of soil contamination with petroleum hydrocarbons carried out in the area of petrol stations located in various places, the maximum values of total petroleum hydrocarbon in the range from 79.9 mg/kg to 956.9 mg/kg were determined. For individual locations, the maximum values were determined from various depths [17]. In another case, soil samples originating from the areas of two fuel stations, contained 9367 mg/kg and 8075 mg/kg of petroleum hydrocarbons respectively [18].…”

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The analysis of petroleum hydrocarbons in soils deriving from areas of various development

Badowska

Bandzierz

2019

E3S Web Conf.

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The petroleum pollutants are one of the basic soil contaminants. This is due to the widespread use of petroleum products. Crude oil and its derivatives appear in the environment mainly during their storage and transport. In the research, 16 soil samples from different places were collected and analysed. The selected locations were divided into agricultural, service, recreational, residential and industrial use. The petroleum hydrocarbons were determined, in the range from C10 to C40, according to the standard PN-EN ISO 16703 [1] by means of gas chromatography. The determined results were mostly above the limited values [2] resulting from matching the soil to the group to which the specific area belongs.

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The analysis of petroleum hydrocarbons in soils deriving from areas of various development

Badowska

Bandzierz

2019

E3S Web Conf.

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“…During oil exploration, transportation and processing, or through distribution and storage of its derivatives, accidents, spills and leakage may lead to environmental contamination by hydrocarbons, as previously reported in the literature (Alharbi et al, 2018;Escobar, 2019;McGowan et al, 2017). Hydrocarbon contaminated sites can pose serious hazards to human health, since these chemicals may damage the central nervous system, blood, immune system, liver, spleen, kidneys, developing foetus and lungs, according to the types and quantities of chemical compounds and the exposure duration (ATSDR, 1999;Carmo and Teixeira, 2020).…”

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“…Carcinogenic and mutagenic effects have also been reported (Mu et al, 2019). In addition, these substances may affect the vegetation and other living beings (Alharbi et al, 2018).…”

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Material flow analysis and heavy hydrocarbon removal in a full-scale biopile and soil washing plant in northern Italy

2020

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This study aimed to assess the mass fluxes and removal efficiencies of heavy hydrocarbons in a full-scale plant located in northern Italy. This plant receives and treats contaminated soil, soils and rocks from construction and demolition activities, incineration slags and street cleaning residues. The plant has three sections, consisting of bioremediation using biopile, a soil washing stage and a stabilization/solidification unit, which can perform independently or together with the others. The material flow analysis showed how the crisis in the construction industry changed the final destination of waste after the treatment: as the market demand for coarse material decreased, waste was sent directly to landfills for inert waste, instead of being recovered. Hydrocarbon mass fluxes showed that a considerable amount of pollutants was removed. In the period 2009–2014, the removal efficiencies of the bioremediation, the soil washing section and the entire plant were respectively 73%, 58% and 62%. The percentages of removal attained at the facility in study were sufficient to ensure the possibility of recovering the waste or disposing of it in different landfill categories, according to the national regulations.

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“…Even if they are subject to several environmental regulations, there are still significant soil contaminations in the environs of petrol stations, due mainly to fuel spills and fuel tanks leaks (Borowiec et al, 2008;Moschini et al, 2005;Parvizi Mosaed et al, 2015). We know that fuel spills from petrol stations can affect the surrounding environment and people's health (Alharbi et al, 2018;Pearson and Oudijk, 1993); consequently, an investigation about the effects of those petrol station wastes on their surrounding environment will provide some interesting information about the changes they may cause in the soil and the response of living organisms to this situation. In this study, we selected three sites near two petrol stations, and we investigated the effects of the petroleum product contamination on the vegetation and the invertebrate communities, and tried to identify some potential tolerant species to such contaminations.…”

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Changes in Plants and Invertebrate Animals Communities along Gradients of Petroleum Products Pollution

Dib

Ahmed

2020

EREM

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In this work, we investigated the effects of petroleum products contamination, caused by petrol stations rejects, on the vegetation and soil invertebrate animal communities. Three sites near two petrol stations were chosen, and the vegetation was inventoried during each season of the year. The invertebrates were sampled in the third site using Pitfall traps. Results indicated an influence of the petrol stations rejects on soil properties (TPH, N, C, pH and moisture). It was the same for plant species and invertebrate communities that were influenced through the abundance, species richness, biological diversity (H’) and species evenness (J), especially in the most contaminated zones. Some weed plant species showed a tolerance to the contamination, as Xanthium strumarium, Avena fatua, Conium maculatum and Oxalis pes-caprae, and their establishment may have been facilitated by the disturbances created by the petrol stations rejects. Also, some invertebrate orders, as Isopoda and Panpulmonata were mainly present in the contaminated zones. High levels of petroleum products contamination and the changes they can induce in soil properties, can affect the vegetation and soil invertebrates, by influencing the abundance and species richness and by facilitating the establishment of some species, like weed species in the vegetation case.

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Assessment of soil contamination caused by underground fuel leakage from selected gas stations in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Cited by 18 publications

References 16 publications

The analysis of petroleum hydrocarbons in soils deriving from areas of various development

The analysis of petroleum hydrocarbons in soils deriving from areas of various development

Material flow analysis and heavy hydrocarbon removal in a full-scale biopile and soil washing plant in northern Italy

Changes in Plants and Invertebrate Animals Communities along Gradients of Petroleum Products Pollution

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