Investigation of the Environmental Impact of Selected Motor Parks in FCT on the Quality of the Soil

The issue of transportation and the environment is paradoxical since transportation conveys substantial socioeconomic benefits, but at the same time, transportation is impacting systems. This study investigates the soil quality, of Zuba, Dei Dei, and Utako motor parks with respect to the Heavy metals, physicochemical parameters and microbiology of the study areas. The study aimed to assess the effect of the anthropogenic activities on the soil of these areas. The 2005 American Public Health Association (APHA) and Atomic Absorption Spectroscopic Methods were used for the analysis. The results of this study revealed the soil in Zuba, Deidei and Utako Motor Parks are significantly contaminated with Zinc, Nickel, Chromium, Lead with concentration above the WHO’s permissible limits for residential area. Most of the physicochemical parameters determined were within the standard limits for residential and agricultural soils. The microbiological results showed no trace amounts of total coliform count or E. coli present in all the samples. Both positive and negative correlations were observed among some of the parameters determined. Long term exposure to the soils can lead to severe ecological impacts, therefore stringent pollution control measures are needed to prevent further degradation of soil quality.