IMPACTS OF GEOGENICALLY DERIVED HEAVY METALS ON CRABS AND SNAILS IN OGUTA LAKE, SOUTH-EASTERN, NIGERIA
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https://doi.org/10.58885/ijees.v7i1.19.loKeywords:
Benthic, bio-accumulation, fauna species, heavy metals, invertebrate species.Abstract
Evaluation of the bio-accumulations of heavy metals in some selected benthic invertebrate species specifically crabs and snails from the Oguta Lake is the main focus of this study. Four samples of crabs and juvenile snails were collected from the benthic zone of the Oguta Lake. These samples were analyzed for heavy metals, namely: Arsenic, Cadmium, Chromium, Iron, Nickel, Mercury, Lead and Zinc using Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy AAS. The results of the analysis of crab samples follow in the trend (mg/kg): As 0.22±0.03, Cd 0.49±0.01, Cr 0.23±0.04, Fe 19.90±1.44, Ni 0.12±0.02, Hg 0.03±0.02, Pb 1.62±0.09 and Zn 15.02±1.35. Results of the snail samples indicated that the mean concentrations of these heavy metals are: As 0.20±0.05, Cd 0.10±0.01, Cr 0.11±0.02, Fe 17.03±2.59, Ni 0.11±0.01, Hg 0.02±0.01, Pb 1.52±0.03 and Zn 13.37±1.14. The obtained results were compared with the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations FOA, and the World Health Organization WHO standards. Except for Pb, the other analyzed heavy metals in both crab and snail samples were in conformity with these regulations.
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