Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons content of Taylor Creek, Rivers State, Niger Delta Nigeria

Abstract

The aquatic environment is under threat due to pollution. As a result of the activities of man, water quality is now subject to question in Niger Delta communities which hosts multinational Oil Companies. It is a known fact that there are certain qualities of water that are used to establish the index or fitness for its consumption (Iyama and Edori, 2014). These qualities are used in assessing the status of any given river to ascertain its usefulness to humans. The presence of these parameters at certain levels affect the status of rivers/ other water bodies and their qualities. Any water quality to be properly assessed must be based on its chemical, biological and physical contents (Lindsey et al., 2005; Lawson, 2011; Iyama and Edori, 2014,).