Assessment of water quality status using heavy metal pollution indices: A case from Eha-Amufu catchment area of Ebonyi River, Nigeria

Agwu, E.; Odanwu, Samuel Ejike; Ezewudo, Bede Izuchukwu; Odo, Gregory Ejikeme; Nzei, Joy Ihuoma; Iheanacho, Stanley; Islam, Md. Saiful

doi:10.1016/j.chnaes.2023.02.003

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“…Table 5 and Figure 2 provide more details on the findings of the analysis of heavy metals in the examined well water. The concentration of heavy metals in the environment fluctuates depending on the geological formation of the wells as well as manmade activity including industries, pesticides, agricultural fertilizers, fossil fuels, land development activities, and soil erosion brought on by precipitation [21]. The concentrations of heavy metals in water samples are put in the next descending arrangement: Ag>Co>Va>Li>As>Cr>Ni>B>Pb>Cu>Se>Cd>Zn> Mn.…”

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Using Heavy Metals Pollution Index (HPI) and Metal Index (MI) for Assessing quality of drinking water in Bardarash-Akre basin in Duhok governorate northern Iraq

Hamah Saeed

2024

Tikrit J. Pure Sci.

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A total of forty-four groundwater samples were collected from several groundwater wells located at diverse depths and locations throughout the Kre-Bardarash basin in the Duhok governorate. The sample program began in May 2023 and includes the examination of several heavy elements, including but not limited to (As, Cd, Cu, Pb, Va, Ni, Zn, Bo, Cr, Co, Li, Mn, Se, and Ag)The essential goals of this research are to find that the samples have concentrations within the acceptable limits as prescribed in Iraqi drinking water standards. The average Heavy metal Pollution Index (HPI) concentration is 955, which is considerably less than the crucial index value of 100. The percentage of groundwater samples that exceeds the 100-index value is 5%, indicating that the water is completely unsuitable unfit for drinking, while 90 percent are rang from excellent to very poor quality according to HPI. The MI concentration was 0.16 with 88.6 % percent of groundwater samples were found to be very pure water class. The results show that the groundwater in the Akre-Bardarash basin of wells 1,2, and 3 is highly polluted in the northeast part, and wells 22 and 30 are also highly polluted in the south-east part. All of the wells mentioned above are unfit for human consumption. The impact of human activity and industrial activity on the study area has played an important role in the pollution of groundwater quality in the northeast and southwestern parts of the Akre-Bardarash Basin. According to the findings of the current study, it can be concluded that the water can be used safely for drinking without any negative effect on human health, except wells 1,2, and 3 in the northeast part and wells 22 and 30 in the southwest part.

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Using Heavy Metals Pollution Index (HPI) and Metal Index (MI) for Assessing quality of drinking water in Bardarash-Akre basin in Duhok governorate northern Iraq

Hamah Saeed

2024

Tikrit J. Pure Sci.

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“…Yakovlev et al [ 55 ], meanwhile, report elevated concentrations of Al, Ni, As, Fe, Mn, Cr, Cd, and Ba as priority trace metal contaminants in the Pechora River in the headwaters of the Arctic Ocean watershed, whose concentrations may be due to dissolution processes of underlying rocks and mineral deposits. Another study prioritized in the headwaters of the watershed is the one conducted in the Ebonyi River, one of the most important in Nigeria since its watershed serves as the main source of drinking water, where high and risky concentrations of As, Cd, Mn, Cd, and Hg were found, and recycling of solid waste, wastewater treatment and the adoption of an organic farming system is suggested to improve its quality [ 56 ]. In Colombia, a country with environmental conditions similar to ours, an evaluation of the Sinú river was carried out; the results highlighted the human impact on the increase of certain metals such as Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb in agricultural soils, attributing this increase to the application of fertilizers and chemical products such as pesticides and fungicides, which contain these metals [ 10 ].…”

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Spatio-temporal evaluation of metals and metalloids in the water of high Andean livestock micro-watersheds, Amazonas, Peru

Leiva-Tafur,

Rascón,

Corroto de la Fuente

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“…Also, in natural stream of Durgapur industrial zone, IndiaPobi et al (2019) showed that the values of PERI ranged between moderate and high level, related that to the industrial emissions into the water directly. In contrast,Agwu et al (2023) indicates serious ecological risk in Ebonyi River, the value of potential ecological risk index exceeded the threshold threat above 1000 as result of high level of ecological risk index for As, Hg and Cd exceeded 320. We can conclude that the increasing in the levels of ecological risk factor led to increasing in the levels of potential ecological risk index.…”

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Using Heavy Metals Pollution Indices for Assessment of Tigris River Water Within Al-Tarmiya City, Northern Baghdad, Iraq

S. Majeed,

Ibraheem

2024

Ecol. Eng. Environ. Technol.

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The objectives of the study were to (1) identify and measure the concentration of five toxic elements in the Tigris water, (2) determine the threat of these metals in water by various pollution indices such as pollution index (PI) as single index, metal index (MI) as integrated index, and potential ecological risk index (PERI) to assess the ecological risk. The results of this study showed that PI values for most elements were at nonaffected levels, except for Pb and Al metals, which were within slight and moderate levels, respectively. Whereas MI values indicate that all sites fall within a threshold of warning level. For the contamination factor, the values mostly lie in the low contamination level, except Al lies within the moderate range, which led to an increase in the contamination degree. For risk assessment, the values of ecological risk factors for all metals at all sites were within a low-risk level, less than 40. Also, the values of the ecological risk index in all sites were at a low-risk level, recorded at 17. 70, 22.92, 22.62, and 21.79 in sites 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively. We can conclude that the decrease in the levels of Er led to a decrease in the levels of PERI and vice versa.

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Assessment of water quality status using heavy metal pollution indices: A case from Eha-Amufu catchment area of Ebonyi River, Nigeria

Cited by 18 publications

References 33 publications

Using Heavy Metals Pollution Index (HPI) and Metal Index (MI) for Assessing quality of drinking water in Bardarash-Akre basin in Duhok governorate northern Iraq

Using Heavy Metals Pollution Index (HPI) and Metal Index (MI) for Assessing quality of drinking water in Bardarash-Akre basin in Duhok governorate northern Iraq

Spatio-temporal evaluation of metals and metalloids in the water of high Andean livestock micro-watersheds, Amazonas, Peru

Using Heavy Metals Pollution Indices for Assessment of Tigris River Water Within Al-Tarmiya City, Northern Baghdad, Iraq

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