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International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies
ISSN: 2028-9324     CODEN: IJIABO     OCLC Number: 828807274     ZDB-ID: 2703985-7
 
 
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Heavy Metal Contamination Profile of Four Selected Seafoods Harvested on Itu River in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria


Volume 8, Issue 4, October 2014, Pages 1831–1835

 Heavy Metal Contamination Profile of Four Selected Seafoods Harvested on Itu River  in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria

Uwem Okon Edet1 and Bassey Okon Edet2

1 Microbiology and Biotechnology Department, Obong University, Obong Ntak, Etim Ekpo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
2 Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria

Original language: English

Copyright © 2014 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract


The Niger Delta region is notorious for oil and remains the most exploited region. As a result, pollution from anthropogenic sources is on the increase. Heavy metals mercury (Hg), lead(Pb), cadmium(Cd), iron(Fe), copper(Cu) and zinc(Zn) were studied in four species namely Austropotamobius pallipes, Penaeus notialis, Tympanotonus fuscatus and Archachatina maginata at two different periods of three months interval. The samples were analysed using atomic absorption spectrophotometer and triplicate results obtained were analysed using ANOVA. Hg and Pb were not detected (<0.0001ppm) in both study periods and species examined. Zn, Fe, Cu and Cd were detected in all species but were all below maximum allowable limits of international guidelines. Thus, all four seafoods studied are safe for consumption. However, there is need to monitor seafoods coming out from the region from to time.

Author Keywords: Heavy Metal, Contamination Profile, Seafoods Harvested, Itu River, Niger Delta, Nigeria.


How to Cite this Article


Uwem Okon Edet and Bassey Okon Edet, “Heavy Metal Contamination Profile of Four Selected Seafoods Harvested on Itu River in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 1831–1835, October 2014.