Horizontal Mobility of Heavy Metals from Dumpsite in North Central States, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-14
Author(s):  
J.D. Bala ◽  
J.J. Musa ◽  
H.I. Mustapha ◽  
I.Y. Yerima ◽  
D.E. Sunday ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Anthropogenic Activities ◽  
Total Concentration ◽  
Natural Soil ◽  
Toxic Substances ◽  
Central State ◽  
Dump Site ◽  
North Central ◽  
Uppermost Layer ◽  
High Concentrations

Industrialization and population growth has lead to the introduction of toxic substances into the environment as waste from manufacturing  processes. This study describes the horizontal mobility of this waste containing heavy metals from dump sites to the surrounding environment of North Central state, Nigeria. Soil samples were collected within the dumpsites and the immediate surrounding soil at distance of 10m and 20m away to assess the migration and potential bioavailability of Cr, Fe, Mn, Pb, Zn, Cu and Al. Total concentration of the heavy metals and their fractionation were determined. The results indicate that heavy metals are more concentrated in the uppermost layer with significant migration down the slope, thereby posing a threat to groundwater quality. In the fractions, the concentrations of the metals follow this sequence: Mn>Fe>Cu>Zn>Cr>Al. The mobility factors of the heavy metals are significantly high indicating high potential mobility and bioavailable forms of these heavy metals. The high concentrations of the heavy metals particularly Cr, as observed in the study is as a result of anthropogenic activities on enrichment of natural soil with bioavailable heavy metals. Consequently, there is a need to be cautious in the way waste that is generated from heavy metals sources is added to natural soil. Key words: Dump site; Environment; Heavy metals; Soil; Waste

scholarly journals CHARACTERISTICS OF LEACHATE AT IHIAGWA DUMPSITE, IMO STATE NIGERIA AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR SURFACE WATER POLLUTION

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
CT Nelson ◽  
GT Amangabara ◽  
CO Owuama ◽  
CN Nzeh ◽  
CN Uyo
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Total Solid ◽  
Toxic Substances ◽  
Landfill Leachates ◽  
Total Chloride ◽  
Metal Cyanide ◽  
Physico Chemical ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
Total Dissolved Solid

Open dumpsite is the most common way to eliminate solid urban wastes in this part of the world. An important problem associated to landfills and open dumpsite is the production of leachates. The leachates from these dumpsites have many toxic substances, which may adversely affect the environmental health. Thus in order to have a better management of characteristics of Ihiagwa-Nekede waste dump leachates, representative leachate samples were collected and analyzed for Physico-chemical properties and levels of heavy metals in them. Results indicate pH7.38, temperature 28.30 ℃ - 28.40℃, total dissolved solid 124.01mg/l-125.45mg/l, magnesium hardness 4.40mg/l-7.32mg/l, sulphate 3.60mg/l-3.70mg/l, and nitrate 27.00mg/l-27.60mg/l. Other parameters indicated as follows Conductivity1910𝜇𝑠/𝑐𝑚-1930.00 𝜇𝑠/𝑐𝑚, total chloride 891.72mg/l-891.74mg/l, carbonate 1708.00mg/l-1904.00mg/l, Ammonia 9.39mg/l-9.40mg/l, calcium hardness 373.17mg/l-375.61mg/l, total solid 2423.00mg/l-2454.00mg/l, phosphate 13.52mg/l-13.54mg/l. The heavy metal: cyanide 2.25mg/l-2.33mg/l, zinc 18.08mg/l-18.38mg/l, copper 19.90mg/l20.48mg/l, iron10.67mg/l-10.82mg/l, lead 1.27mg/l-1.41mg/l, and manganese 3.00mg/l-3.61mg/l, all these exceeded the WHO standards. The obtained results showed that the landfill leachates are characterized by high concentrations of heavy metals and other disease causing elements and therefore require urgent treatment to forestall the contamination of groundwater system and the nearby Otamiri River.

scholarly journals Heavy metal pollution and associated health risk assessment of urban dust in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

PLoS ONE ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. e0261957
Author(s):  
Abdulaziz G. Alghamdi ◽  
Mohamed H. EL-Saeid ◽  
Abdulhakim J. Alzahrani ◽  
Hesham M. Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Anthropogenic Activities ◽  
Total Concentration ◽  
Sampling Location ◽  
Urban Dust ◽  
Riyadh City ◽  
North Side ◽  
The City

Depending on their particle size and concentration, heavy metals in urban dust pose a health hazard to humans. This study investigated the total concentration, health risk, integrated pollution load index (IPI), and enrichment factor (EF) of various heavy metals in urban dust at different locations in Riyadh City. Surface dust samples were collected from 50 different residential yards in the north, south, west, east, and central corners of the city and analyzed for cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), and zinc (Zn). With respect to concentrations heavy metals were in the following order Zn > Cu > Mn > Cr > Ni > Pb > Cd. The EF trends exposed repeated anthropogenic activities were responsible for Mn, Cr, and Ni, while Pb, Zn, and Cu appeared to come from Earth’s crust. Since the heavy metal concentrations were lower than the threshold values, children and adults are exposed to lower health risk in investigated area. Also, there are no pollution of heavy metals in the dust with respect to IPI which is less than the critical limit (<1) with the exception of a sampling location in north side of the city with higher IPI showed unhealthy respiration conditions in particular areas. It was concluded that rapid industrialization and urbanization and their concentrations in dust may cause health problems in near future in north side as well as other sides of Riyadh City.

COMPARATIVE STUDY USING RAW AND TREATED CASSAVA AND LEMON RESIDUES IN THE REMOVAL OF NICKEL (II)

Agrociencia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-158
Author(s):  
Candelaria Tejada Tovar ◽  
Diofanor Acevedo ◽  
Angel Villabona Ortíz ◽  
Nórida Pájaro Gómez ◽  
María Otero
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Citric Acid ◽  
Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Adsorption Process ◽  
Metal Removal ◽  
Anthropogenic Activities ◽  
Citrus Limon ◽  
Manihot Esculenta Crantz ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
High Level

Increasing pollution of water bodies by heavy metals from different anthropogenic activities, mainly of industrial nature, generates a high level of danger due to accumulation. Within a given time, heavy metals reach high concentrations in living organisms, especially those around sites of discharge. The objective of this research was to evaluate the adsorption capacity of dried lemon (Citrus limon) and cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) peels, raw or treated with citric acid, to remove Ni (II) in synthetic aqueous solution with 100 mg L-1 of metal. To assess adaptation and characterize these bio-adsorbents, biomasses were washed with distilled water. They were dried at 90 °C for 24 h and then ground in a mill. The modification of the cassava and lemon peels was carried out with 0.6 M citric acid; followed by adsorption and kinetic tests that were carried out in a discontinuous system. The biomaterials were characterized by chemical, elemental and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis. We found that both biomasses are composed mostly of carbon and cellulose. The FTIR showed the presence of carboxyl, amino, carbonyl and hydroxyl functional groups, which intervene in the adsorption process. Lemon and cassava peels showed 95.8% adsorption capacity of Ni (II) ions, and 75.69% removal of the contaminants. The best adsorbent particle sizes were 0.5 mm for lemon, and 1 mm for cassava peel, the two biomasses at pH 6. The best fit of the experimental data was Freundlich’s model and the pseudo-second-order model best described adsorption kinetics in the Ni (II) removal process. Treatment of the biomasses with citric acid did not render a significant improvement in metal removal. The best conditions for an efficient adsorption process were achieved using a specific particle size for lemon, 0.5 mm, and 1 mm for cassava residues.

scholarly journals Assessment of groundwater pollution in relation to heavy metals of the alluvial aquifer of Thriasion Plain (NW Attica)

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 731 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Kyriazis ◽  
E. Zagana ◽  
G. Stamatis ◽  
F. Fillippidis ◽  
E. Psomiadis
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Anthropogenic Activities ◽  
Karst Aquifer ◽  
Alluvial Aquifer ◽  
Human Consumption ◽  
Phreatic Aquifer ◽  
Aquifer Systems ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
Carbonate Formations ◽  
High Degree

In this study the hydrogeological and hydrochemical characteristics of Thriasion Plain are presented focusing mainly on the presence of heavy metals in the alluvial aquifer. Two main aquifer systems exist in the study area: a) the karst aquifer hosted in the karstified carbonate formations, which structure the bedrock and the margins of the alluvial basin and b) the phreatic aquifer within the Quaternary deposits of the Thriasion Plain. Coastal and submarine groundwater discharges show the direct connection of the aquifers with the sea causing intense salinization in both aquifers. The phreatic aquifer is characterized by high levels of TDS (483 – 13,067 mg/l) and correspondingly high degree of hardness (15.7 to 165.7 odH). High concentrations of Na+, Cl-, SO4 2-, NO3 -, NH4 + and PO4 3- reflect the diverse anthropogenic influences on the aquifer. The strong presence of heavy metals, Cd, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sr and Zn has been determined in the most of the samples. Their origin is associated with geogenic factors, such as the occurrences of bauxites, oxides derived from the alteration of rocks, especially shischts, organic matter within the Plio-Pleistocene sediments of the region, as well as with intense pressures from anthropogenic activities. In some cases the groundwater is improper not only for human consumption but also for many other uses.

scholarly journals Health Risk Assessment of Liza parsia Fish Lipids: Heavy Metals and DDTs Contaminations

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 195-204
Author(s):  
Md. Abu Rayhan Khan ◽  
◽  
Muhammad Shamim Al Mamun ◽  
Mosummath Hosna Ara ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Anthropogenic Activities ◽  
Hazard Quotient ◽  
Target Hazard Quotient ◽  
Toxic Substances ◽  
Organic Part ◽  
Fish Samples ◽  
Metal Levels

Background: Fish is a source of nutrition; however, toxic substances and heavy metals may enter human body due to consuming contaminated fish. The aim of this study was to investigate the levels of heavy metals and DDTs in Liza parsia, a fish species, and assess the health risk of the contaminants in the fish samples. Methods: The extracted fish lipid was added with n-hexane and H2SO4 and was kept for long time. The upper organic part was collected for the analysis of DDTs by gas chromatography equipped with electron capture detector. The fish samples were homogenized by wet digestion method, and the heavy metal contents were analyzed, using an atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The health risks of the fish samples were assessed based on target hazard quotient and target cancer risk. Results: The pesticide contents of DDT, DDD, DDE and DDTs in the fish samples were 0.0414, 0.000253, 0.015 and 0.0567ng/g, respectively. Also, the mean concentrations of Mn, Fe, Cu and Zn were 35.42±10.05, 318.75±242.45, 41.67±4.78 and 281.25±5.42 mg/kg, respectively. Of note, the Cd and Pb contents were below the detection limits. The concentrations of other heavy metals were above the reference limits, which can cause various disease processes. Conclusion: The contents of four heavy metals and DDTs in the samples were above the limits. The main sources of these substances are likely due to human anthropogenic activities. Fish and other edible aquatic animals should be monitored regularly and the heavy metal levels be determined and declared to the public.

scholarly journals Proximate Composition and Heavy Metal Analysis of Three Aquatic Foods in Makoko River, Lagos, Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Isaac Opeyemi Ayanda ◽  
Gabriel Adewumi Dedeke ◽  
Ukinebo Imuentiyan Ekhator ◽  
Mary Kufreabasi Etiebet
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Proximate Composition ◽  
Anthropogenic Activities ◽  
Landing Site ◽  
Metal Analysis ◽  
Aquatic Products ◽  
Aquatic Food ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
Not At Risk

Three aquatic products, tilapia fish, lobster and crab, were collected from the landing site of fishermen in Makoko, a fishing suburb in Lagos State, Nigeria. They were analyzed for their proximate composition, and concentration of heavy metals (Cr, Cd, and Pb) was also measured in them. The nutrient values varied among the three organisms. The lobsters and crabs had higher protein values while tilapia was richer in lipid and moisture content. In most cases, these differences were not significant. The concentration of heavy metals also differed in the three organisms. All organisms had high concentrations of the three heavy metals analyzed. The heavy metal load as observed in this study is consistent with some previously reported values in literature. Plausible reasons for these differences were discussed in light of size, trophic level, choice of food of the organisms, and anthropogenic activities. It may be advisable that heavy metal concentrations are regularly monitored in edible aquatic food products so that human health is not at risk.

scholarly journals MODELADO DE METALES PESADOS EN EL FLUJO DE AGUA Y LODOS DEL ECOSISTEMA BENTÓNICO DEL RÍO BOGOTÁ – COLOMBIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Luis Felipe Pinzón Uribe
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Considerable Increase ◽  
Anthropogenic Activities ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Water Bodies ◽  
Industrial Processes ◽  
Sampling Points ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
Magdalena River ◽  
Del Rio

Industrial processes have created environmental problems because of the discharge of pollutants into the environment. Especially the water bodies have been contaminated by HM heavy metals. The Bogotá river has registered a considerable increase in these HM as it advances in its channel towards the Magdalena river without its effects on the benthic ecosystem have been established. The present study used the Bogotá river as a study source. This is born in the municipality of Villapinzón-Colombia and empties into the Magdalena River. The selected sampling points correspond to sectors where anthropogenic activities are carried out. The results showed the relation of its concentration for various metals, developing for each one the calibration curves in the water and the sediments. Although high concentrations were obtained in some sectors, they were within the parameters established by Colombian legislation.

scholarly journals Removing Heavy Metals from Wastewater by using Rice Husk Wastes Fiber

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 3929-3933
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Rice Husk ◽  
Industrial Wastewater ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Agricultural Waste ◽  
Environmental Pollutants ◽  
Agricultural Wastes ◽  
Toxic Substances ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
Better Than

Environmental problems increase due to disposal of wastes in large quantities. Industrial wastewater is the most serious pollutants because it contains high concentrations of toxic substances and heavy metals. Agricultural wastes also cause environmental pollutants especially when it is disposed by burning. So, it is necessary to find usage of agricultural wastes as a low cost material for adsorption of heavy metals such as zinc and chromium in industrial wastewater.Rice husk fiber was used in this study to remove zinc and chromium from industrial wastewater. The obtained removal ratios obtained were 94.33% and 89.2% for Zn+2 and Cr (VI), respectively.The study showed that the removal ratio increases by increasing the adsorption contact time and decreasing the flow rate. It also showed that, the removal efficiency for zinc was better than Cr (VI) using rice husk waste fiber. The success of use the cheap adsorbent as adsorbent material from the agricultural waste in industrial wastewater treatment open the door for the existing factories to treat their wastewater with low cost that has no effect on their profits and prevent any punishment for environmental pollution

scholarly journals Assessment of Urban Contamination by Sewage in Sediments from Ipojuca River in Caruaru City, Pernambuco, Brazil

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Flávia de Oliveira ◽  
Bruna Gomes ◽  
Rebeca França ◽  
Alex Moraes ◽  
Giovana Bataglion ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Anthropogenic Activities ◽  
Total Concentration ◽  
Anthropogenic Sources ◽  
Limit Of Quantification ◽  
Multivariate Statistical ◽  
Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass ◽  
Remedial Actions ◽  
Advanced Analysis ◽  
High Concentrations

The Ipojuca River is considered the third most polluted river in Brazil due to the intense anthropogenic activities in the surrounding urban areas. The most important effluent is sewage discharge, which is responsible for considerable contamination. Traditional analyses (infrared spectroscopy, organic matter (OM), elemental analysis and granulometry) and advanced analysis of sterols by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) were applied to evaluate the levels of urban contamination from sewage in 10 surface sediment samples from the Ipojuca River, in a stretch located in the Caruaru city, Pernambuco, Brazil. The results pointed to sandy sediments, rich in OM from anthropogenic sources (predominant). Eight different sterols were detected with a total concentration in a range between < limit of quantification (LOQ) and 1,634.4 µg g-1. Coprostanol (fecal biomarker) was detected in high concentrations (557.3 µg g-1) in the sediment collected close to an open-air market (considered the largest in the world), making it the most contaminated in the region. Multivariate statistical analysis revealed areas tending towards contamination and that 90% of sediments were contaminated by sewage. These results can be considered useful for preventive and remedial actions toward promoting human health in this region.

scholarly journals Heavy metal concentrations in the sediment profiles of the anthropogenically transformed plociduga reservoir

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrzej Skwierawski ◽  
Marcin Sidoruk
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Ecological Condition ◽  
Point Sources ◽  
Residential Housing ◽  
Sources Of Pollution ◽  
Bottom Deposits ◽  
Uppermost Layer ◽  
Lead Zinc ◽  
High Concentrations

Abstract The aim of the present study was to determine the level of contamination of the bottom deposits in the former lake Plociduga in Olsztyn by selected heavy metals (Zn, Pb, Cr, Cd). Today Plociduga is a transformed wetland ecosystem, surrounded by urbanized areas (residential housing, industrial development). The main point sources of pollution are the outlets of two storm water drains. The study was conducted in 2009. Samples of bottom deposit cores were collected in two separate parts (northern and southern) of the former lake. The study revealed very high concentrations of lead, zinc and chromium in the uppermost layer of the sediments in the part of the ecosystem fed by rainwater. The concentrations of the analyzed elements were substantially lower in deeper sediment layers and in the samples collected in the southern part of the ecosystem, not exposed to the direct pollutant inflow. The accumulation of heavy metals in the surface layers of bottom deposits is indicative of the poor ecological condition of the investigated ecosystem and increased human pressure resulting from progressive urbanization.

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