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Monitoring Fungi Transport Influenced by Heterogeneous Porous Sand Gravel Formation in Coastal Area of Port Harcourt

Solomon Ndubuisi Eluozo, E.E. Olowu

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This paper monitors the transport of fungi concentration in sand gravel formation, the formation were observed to develop heterogeneity in porous deposited strata, the migration process of fungi were observed from the simulation values through graphical representation, fluctuation of fungi concentration were experienced on the process of migration in exponential phase, the deposition of micronutrients were found to be under fluctuation in the soil thus affect the growth rate of fungi. Experimental results were used to validate the developed model, both parameters express favorable fits. More so, the rate of migration experiences fluctuation base on the effect from heterogeneity of soil porosity in the study location, such condition has expressed the refection of its influences on the system, few location developed low concentration that may be harmless to human in phreatic beds, while more location express concentration that are harmful to human indicating higher concentration, it is recommended that those location should apply treatment plant or standard designed of groundwater mechanism that will reduced these concentration to the minimum level harmless to human. The study is imperative because experts will apply these tools to monitor the migration rate of fungi in the study area.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37628/ijce.v4i1.336

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