Open Access Library Journal How to cite this paper: Akomah, O.N. and Abu, G.O. (2015) Distribution of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and Trace Metals in Ejamah-Ebubu Oil Spill Site. Open Access Library Journal, 2: e1642. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1101642 Distribution of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and Trace Metals in Ejamah-Ebubu Oil Spill Site Onyinyechi N. Akomah 1* , Gideon O. Abu 2 1 Department of Microbiology Technology, School of Science Laboratory Technology, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria 2 Department of Microbiology, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria Email: * onyiakomah@yahoo.com Received 10 July 2015; accepted 26 July 2015; published 31 July 2015 Copyright © 2015 by authors and OALib. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Abstract The distribution of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) at different georeferenced sampling points: Nwata A, Nwata B, Nwata 3’, Ochani and Eyeyaro in one of the most contaminated mangrove swamp in Nigeria, Ejamah-Ebubu oil spill site was studied. The physico-chemical analysis of the sediment samples and trace metals were also conducted. PAHs were analyzed using gas-chroma- tography flame ionization detection while metals with atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS). The result showed that the total PAHs (summation of 16 US EPA priority PAHs) were present at all sampling points and the concentration ranged from 0.070 to 5.521 ppm with Nwatu A > Nwatu B > Ochani > Egeyaro > Nwatu 3’. The pH of the site is acidic. The concentration of trace metals for most sampling points is iron > chromium > lead > nickel > vanadium. Our result indi- cates that the concentration of PAHs is at level higher than the permitted level therefore; it is recommended that Ejamah-Ebubu oil spill site be remediated. Keywords Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons, Gas Chromatography, Spectrophotometer, Trace Metals Subject Area: Biochemistry 1. Introduction Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) is a common term for high molecular aromatic hydrocarbons. PAHs * Corresponding author.