Determination of Heavy Metals in Fish Tissues, Water and Sediment from the Onitsha Segment of the River Niger Anambra State Nigeria

Ujah, Innocent Izuchukwu; Do, Okeke; Okpashi, Victor Eshu

doi:10.4172/2161-0525.1000507

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“…The result from the comparison with other reported values showed that the degree of contamination in fishes of the study area was found lower from Buriganga and Turag river (Baki et al 2019 andAhmad et al 2016), Bay of Bengal (Jothi et al 2018) of the country while higher from the Dhaleshwari river (Ahsan et al 2018). The heavy metal concentrations in fishes from Kelanta river, Malaysia (Hashim et al 2014), Bay of Bengal, India (Mitra et al 2011, river Niger, Nigeria (Ujah et al 2017) were also higher than the present study.…”

Section: Cadmium (Cd)contrasting

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Heavy Metal Concentrations and Human Health Risk Assessment of Selected Wild and Cultured Fishes of Bangladesh

Akter

Hosen

Hossain

et al. 2021

Bangladesh J. Zool.

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This study was conducted to estimate the concentration of selected heavy metals such as chromium (Cr), manganese (Mn), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), cadmium (Cd), and lead (Pb) as well as the possible risk to consumer health from the flesh of three wild and cultured fishes (Labeo rohita, Mystus cavasius, and Heteropneustes fossilis) collected from the Meghna river, Narayangonj and Rajoir fish farm, Madaripur district respectively. Heavy metal concentrations were determined using Atomic Absorption Spectrometric method. The average concentration of heavy metals were found in the wild fish samples in the range as Cr (0.295-1.647), Mn (0.900-1.294), Ni (0.063-0.198), Cu (0.179-0.529), Zn (5.487-8.343), Cd (0.004-0.009) and Pb (0.193-0.290) mg/kg dry weight while in the cultured fish samples in the range as Cr (0.043-0.315), Mn (0.975-2.36), Co (BDL), Ni (0.005-0.095), Cu (0.238-0.978), Zn (5.487-8.305), Cd (0.004-0.009), and Pb (0.238-0.286) mg/kg dry weight respectively. The hierarchy of mean concentration of heavy metals in wild fishes was Zn> Mn> Cu> Pb> Cr> Ni > Cd and in the cultured fishes, the order was found Zn> Mn> Cr> Pb> Cu> Ni > Cd. The present study showed that the wild fish accumulated higher concentration of heavy metals in their muscles than the cultured fish. The analyzed Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb were below the allowable level specified by international agencies (FAO, WHO, EU, CE, USEP). In order to assess the human health risk, the Target Hazard Quotient (THQ), Hazard Index (HI), and Target carcinogenic Risk (TR) were calculated. The TR values suggested that the fishes posed low to moderate carcinogenic risk from Cr, Ni and Cd. Consequently, continuous and excessive consumption of these fish species over a lifetime will increase the possibility of causing cancer. Bangladesh J. Zool. 49 (2): 189-203, 2021

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Section: Cadmium (Cd)contrasting

confidence: 60%

Heavy Metal Concentrations and Human Health Risk Assessment of Selected Wild and Cultured Fishes of Bangladesh

Akter

Hosen

Hossain

et al. 2021

Bangladesh J. Zool.

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“…Moreover, As concentration as 0.01ppm (10ppb) in the Taunsa barrage [ 15 ]. Hg concentration in water was (3.06, 1.09ppb) in HP and HT while in opposite [ 29 ] reported the highest concentration of Hg 0.050–0.056ppm (50–56ppb) in river Niger. Similarly, [ 30 ] also documented highest concentrations of Cr and Pb (2.5, 1.02 mg/L) in Dhaleshwari river in Bangladesh.…”

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“…Also, [ 30 ] documented highest concentrations of Cr and Pb (96.02 and 23.69 mg/kg in monsoon) in Dhaleshwari river in Bangladesh. Hg concentration in soil was (1.96, 2.37 ppb) in HP and HT, while in opposite [ 29 ], reported the highest concentration of Hg was 0.560–0.566 ppm (560–566 ppb) in river Niger.…”

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Determination of heavy metals (Pb, Cr, As, Hg, and Cd) into the body organs of selected fish, water, sediment, and soil samples from Head Punjnad and Head Taunsa, Punjab, Pakistan

Iqbal,

Khan,

Fatima

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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The present study was conducted on Head Punjnad (HP) and Head Taunsa (HT) to evaluate the contamination of Pb, Cr, As, Hg, and Cd in water, soil, sediment, fish as a whole and fish organs. Fish, water, soil and sediment samples were collected from different sites of HT and HP on a monthly basis for 8 months. Heavy metals in water, soil, and sediment were determined by a polarized Zeeman atomic absorption spectrophotometer and in fish and fish organs by an atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Contamination of Cd, Hg, and As was significantly (P<0.05) higher in water of HP as compared to HT, while Cr showed a non-significant (P>0.05) difference at HP and HT. Pb was significantly (P<0.05) higher in water of HT as compared to HP. In the case of soil, Cd, Hg, and Pb were higher at HT as compared to HP, while As and Cr were significantly (P<0.05) higher at HP as compared to HT. In sediment, contamination of Cd, Hg, and As were significantly (P<0.05) higher at HP as compared to HT, while the Cr difference was non-significant (P>0.05) but Pb showed a significantly (P<0.05) higher value at HT than HP. Cd accumulation in different fish species was recorded as R. rita ˃O. niloticus ˃C. marulius ˃S. sarwari ˃C. idella ˃C. catla ˃N. notopterus ˃E. vacha ˃L. rohita ˃C. carpio, respectively. Hg as O. niloticus ˃S. sarwari ˃R. rita ˃C. marulius ˃C. catla ˃N. notopterus ˃E. vacha ˃L. rohita ˃C. carpio ˃C. idella, respectively. As as O. niloticus ˃R. rita ˃S. sarwari ˃C. marulius ˃C. catla ˃C. carpio ˃N. notopterus ˃C. idella ˃E. vacha ˃L. rohita, respectively. Cr accumulation recorded as L. rohita ˃C. idella ˃O. niloticus ˃C. marulius ˃E. vacha ˃R. rita ˃C. catla ˃C. carpio ˃S. sarwari ˃N. notopterus, respectively. Pb accumulation in different fish species was recorded as C. idella ˃C. carpio ˃N. notopterus ˃L. rohita ˃O. niloticus ˃C. marulius ˃R. rita ˃S. sarwari ˃E. vacha ˃C. catla, respectively. Cd accumulation in different organs was recorded as kidney ˃liver ˃gills ˃muscle ˃skin ˃scale. Hg accumulation in different organs was recorded as kidney ˃gills ˃liver ˃skin ˃muscle ˃scale. As accumulation in different organs was recorded as kidney ˃liver ˃gills ˃muscle ˃skin ˃scale. Cr accumulation in different organs was recorded as gills ˃ liver ˃skin ˃muscle ˃kidney ˃scale. Pb accumulation in different organs was recorded as gills˃ kidney˃ skin˃ liver˃ muscle˃ scale.

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“…Heavy metal pollution of water has become a major global environmental problem almost since the advent of agricultural and industrial revolution and today most water resources are still being contaminated with heavy metals released from domestic, industrial and other man-made activities (Khare and Singh, 2002;Hayat andJaved, 2008, Ujah et al, 2017. The threat of heavy metals contamination in the environment is more serious than those of other pollutants due to their non bio-degradable nature, accumulative properties and long biological half-lives.…”

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Assessing the impact of heavy metal pollution in Nike River using a life cycle approach

I.I. Ujah,

G. U. Nwankwo,

E. O. Nneji

2023

GSC Biol. Pharm. Sci.

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The threat of heavy metals contamination in the aquatic environment is more serious than those of other pollutants due to their non-bio-degradable nature and accumulative properties. This research project investigated some water quality parameters and heavy metals present in Nike Lake. In this study, three different water and sediment samples was collected from the upstream mid-stream and downstream of Nike Lake by submerging the sample bottle at about 0.5ft below the water surface and transferred into metal-free bottle that was used for all the analysis. The results of the physiochemical respectively forupstream, midstream and downstream were pH 5.49, 4.94, 5.41, conductivity was 72.3 µs/cm, 72.1 µs/cm, 72.0 µs/cm respectively, dissolve oxygen was 9.4mg/l, 9.6 mg/l, 10.4 mg/l, biochemical oxygen demand was 4.6 mg/l, 6.0 mg/l, 5.8 mg/l, nitrate was 0.28 mg/l, 0.31 mg/l, 0.32 mg/l and sulphate was 10.40 mg/l, 9.71 mg/l, 9.72. The water and sediment analysis showed that the heavy metals deviated slightly above their respective permissive levels when compared to WHO standard majorly at the upstream. The ecotoxicity potential of the heavy metal in the water sample at the upstream, mid-stream and downstream of Nike Lakewere 274.04 mg, 23.651 and 243.542 while that of the sediment sample were 0.03546 mg, 0.00015 mg and 0.0288 mg respectively. A higher impact of the ecotoxicity implies a higher source of the heavy metals at the points concerned, and higher negative health consequences directly to the aquatic organisms and indirectly to humans through consumption.

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Determination of Heavy Metals in Fish Tissues, Water and Sediment from the Onitsha Segment of the River Niger Anambra State Nigeria

Cited by 12 publications

References 13 publications

Heavy Metal Concentrations and Human Health Risk Assessment of Selected Wild and Cultured Fishes of Bangladesh

Heavy Metal Concentrations and Human Health Risk Assessment of Selected Wild and Cultured Fishes of Bangladesh

Determination of heavy metals (Pb, Cr, As, Hg, and Cd) into the body organs of selected fish, water, sediment, and soil samples from Head Punjnad and Head Taunsa, Punjab, Pakistan

Assessing the impact of heavy metal pollution in Nike River using a life cycle approach

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