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Table 5 Plant species composition and their frequency in the spent crude oil-polluted soil within Benin metropolis

From: Hazard quotient, microbial diversity, and plant composition of spent crude oil-polluted soil

 

Acanthospermum hispidum

Achyranthes aspera

Acroceras zizanioides

Ageratum conyzoides

Alternanthera repens

Andropogon tectorum

Axonopus compressus

Cyperus esculentus

Cyperus rotundus

Echinochloa obtusifolia

Eleusine indica

Euphorbia hyssopifolia

Kyllinga erecta

Leptochloa caerulescens

Mariscus alternifolius

Oldenlandia herbacea

Panicum maximum

Paspalum scrobiculatum

Peperomia pellucida

Phyllanthus amarus

Sida acuta

Tridax precumbens

Soil around generator plant

Egor GN

+++

+

+

+

+

+

+++

+

+

+++

+

+

+

+

+

+++

+

+

+

Ikpoba GN

++

++

+

+

+

+

++

+++

+

+

++

+

+

Oredo GN

+

+

+

++

+

+++

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Ovia GN

+

+

+

+

+++

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Soil within auto mechanic workshop

Egor MW

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Ikpoba MW

+

++

+

+

+++

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Oredo MW

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Ovia MW

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

++

+

+

+

+

++

+

+

+

+

Soil within auto spare parts stores

Egor SP

+

+

+

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Ikpoba SP

++

+

+

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Oredo SP

+

+

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Ovia SP

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Soil around bakery

Egor BK

+

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Ikpoba BK

+

+

+

+

++

+

+

+

+

++

+

+

+

Oredo BK

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Ovia BK

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

  1. +++, >20 plants per unit area; ++, 10–20; +, < 10; −, absent
  2. GN generator plant house, BK bakery, MW mechanic workshop, SP spare parts shop