Heavy Metal Content in Water of Starzyc Lake (North-West Poland)

Abstract

The present research work deals with the quantification of toxic heavy metals in the water samples collected from Lake of Starzyc (North-West Poland)

Heavy Metals in Water German-Polish Szczecin (Oder-) Lagoon and Their Potentiality in Health Risk Assessment

“…The values obtained were found to be below the permissible limit of 2 ppm set for inland surface water 15 . There are a few recorded instances cadmium poisoning in human beings following consumption of contaminated fishes [13][14][15] . Cadmium it is less toxic to plants than copper, similar in toxicity to lead and chromium [13][14][15] .…”

“…There are a few recorded instances cadmium poisoning in human beings following consumption of contaminated fishes [13][14][15] . Cadmium it is less toxic to plants than copper, similar in toxicity to lead and chromium [13][14][15] . It is equally toxic to invertebrates and fishes [13][14][15] .…”

“…Cadmium it is less toxic to plants than copper, similar in toxicity to lead and chromium [13][14][15] . It is equally toxic to invertebrates and fishes [13][14][15] . In aquatic systems, cadmium is most readily absorbed by organisms directly from the water in its free ionic form cadmium (II) 2, [13][14][15] .…”

“…The MIBK extract containing the desired metals was then diluted to give final volumes depending on the suspected level of the metals [13][14][15]26 . The sample solution was then aspirated into air acetylene flame in an atomic absorption spectrophotometer.…”

“…Many of these metals tend to remain in the ecosystem and eventually move from one compartment to the other within the food chain [13][14][15] . Food chain contamination by heavy metals has become a burning issue in recent years because of their potential accumulation in biosystems through contaminated water, soil, sediment and air [13][14][15][16][17] .…”