20.500.12556/RUL-180480 Impact of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons emissions from biomass burning on soil and water quality in Niger Delta’s Agricultural Region Vpliv emisij policikličnih aromatskih ogljikovodikov iz sežiganja biomase na kakovost tal in vode v kmetijski regiji delte Nigra Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are organic compounds composed of fused aromatic rings, formed during the incomplete combustion of organic materials such as coal, oil, gas, wood, and biomass. This paper reviewed the impact of PAHs in the Niger-Delta Region in the Southern part of Nigeria and explored the activities that released them into the environment. The primary sources of PAHs in the Niger Delta are: Oil Extraction and Gas Flaring, Artisanal Crude Oil Refining, Agricultural Practices (Bush Burning and Biomass Burning), Vehicle Emissions and Industrial Activities, Waste Disposal and Landfills. The spatiotemporal distribution of PAHs in the Niger Delta reflects complex interactions between emission sources, seasonal weather patterns, and landscape characteristics, creating dynamic contamination gradients across the region. It is observed that PAHs in Nigeria waters, soil, and air are above the recommended permissible limits by different regulatory agencies in the developed countries such as European Union, United Kingdom, Netherland, Sweden, Canada, China and the World Health Organization (WHO), this call for concern. The PAHs pose enormous challenges in the region especially its negative effects on Agricultural practices and food sustainability as most communities dependent on subsistence agriculture, and lack access to soil and water remediation technologies or alternative livelihood options. PAHs Niger-delta bush burning environmental contamination biomass gas flaring subsistence agriculture food sustainability challenge delta Nigra požiganje grmovja onesnaženje okola biomasa sežiganje plina samooskrbno kmetijstvo izziv trajnosti hrane true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2026-03-10 11:39:13 2026-03-10 11:39:22 2026-03-11 04:38:31 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 17 str. no. 1 Vol. 122 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 63 1854-1941 10.14720/aas.2026.122.1.23010 271113987 OLUGBOJO+et+al.+(F).pdf OLUGBOJO+et+al.+(F).pdf 1 6DCF1E0DCF2A3762B7450007A1557063 372379d8fdf22c7798782f31749a56c52ebcdaac30bcc15f6cc819eba113a83a 195285e6-1c6d-11f1-a1ba-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=229914 https://journals.uni-lj.si/aas/article/view/23010/20305 1 fb31cfeb-1c6c-11f1-a1ba-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=229913 Biotehniška fakulteta Acta agriculturae Slovenica 0 0 0