ISSN 2169-3048
International Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology ISSN: 2169-3048 Vol. 4 (4), pp. 549-555, May, 2015. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Soil transformation resulting from enzymes activities on soil samples exposed to electromagnetic radiations (EMR) from mobile phone
Omonode Victor Onyikro
Department of Biochemistry, Niger Delta University, Wiberforce Island, Bayelsa, Nigeria.
Email: [email protected]
Accepted 16 March, 2015
Abstract
This study aimed at investigating the changes in activities of dehydrogenase, catalase, alkaline phosphatase, acid phosphatase and alkaline protease of soil samples exposed to electromagnetic radiations (EMR) from mobile phone for the periods of 0, 30, 60 and 90 days. EMR-unexposed soil samples served as the source of control enzyme activities. The mean enzyme activities from the EMR-exposed soil were significantly (p<0.05) lower than those from the unexposed samples. The overall percentage changes in enzymes activities of the EMR-unexposed and exposed soil samples for dehydrogenase, catalase, alkaline phosphatase, acid phosphatase and alkaline protease relative to their respective starting values were 124.42 and -65.15%, 138.01 and -13.87%, 94.09 and 19.70%, 101.01 and - 41.00%, and 162.55 and -21.71% respectively. The results show that EMR from mobile phones elicited significant negative impact on soil enzymes activities.
Key words: Electromagnetic radiations, mobile phones, enzymes.