Evaluation of Heavy Metals of Lead, Nickel, Cadmium, Vanadium and Some Chemical Parameters in Surface Soils of the City of Khorramabad

Introduction: Cassava, a naturally flourishing tuberous plant in Nigeria which has been source to varieties of food in its raw, semi-processed, and processed forms has helped reduced poverty and hunger. Cassava in its various food forms contains varying amount of elements like cyanide, copper, selenium, iron, lead, nickel, cadmium and zinc which are essential elements for man, animal and plants but become toxic if the homeostatic mechanisms maintaining their physiological limit are disrupted or their concentration is very high at certain levels. The significant concentration of heavy metals in cassava flour and prolong consumption can damage the health of man. This research work determined the concentration of cyanide and some metal toxicant in cassava flour from Osogbo metropolis. Methodology: Samples were collected across five markets in Osogbo metropolis and analyzed for cyanide, copper, selenium, iron, lead, nickel, cadmium and zinc. Cyanide concentration was determined using UV/visible spectrophotometer, cadmium and selenium using titrimetric methods, while lead, nickel and cadmium were determined using the atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Results: Across all the samples analyzed, the result showed that the ranges of concentration for cyanide was 0.03-0.09mg/kg, copper 0.35-0.62mg/kg, selenium 3.46-5.43mg/kg, iron 0.1-0.6mg/kg, lead 0.01-0.34mg/kg, nickel 0.20-0.49mg/kg, cadmium 0.01-0.05mg/kg, zinc 0.182-0.31mg/kg. The concentration of cyanide, copper, selenium, iron, nickel, cadmium, and zinc are within the NIS permissible limit. Conclusion: The concentration of lead (0.34mg/kg) was found higher in Akindeko market than the NIS permissible limit of 0.1mg/kg for edible cassava flour. Hence, this study clearly advises that there is need for citizen advocacy, continuous monitoring and supervision to improve the hygienic preparation and storage of cassava flour in order to protect man.

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Assessment of ecological safety of fish from anthropogenically polluted freshwater reservoir

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202128203004 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 282 ◽

pp. 03004

Author(s):

R.I. Bastanov ◽

S.S. Shakirova ◽

O.A. Gumenyuk ◽

A.O. Derkho ◽

E.A. Krasnoperva

Keyword(s):

Heavy Metals ◽

The Body ◽

Muscular Tissue ◽

Ecological Groups ◽

Ecological Safety ◽

Skeletal Tissue ◽

Nickel Cobalt ◽

Lead Nickel ◽

Cadmium Zinc ◽

Nickel Cadmium

The content of heavy metals in fish of different ecological groups in the conditions of the Argazinsky reservoir (Russia) has been studied, its ecological safety when used as a product nutrition was given. The material of the study was “local” fish (bream, pike, perch, roach, whitefish) caught by fishermen. The content of heavy metals was determined by atomic absorption method. Compared to muscular tissue, bone tissue has been found to accumulate more manganese, zinc, cadmium, lead, cobalt, nickel, iron (except for roach), copper, except for perch. The value of the metal pollution index (Pi) is greater than one in bream muscles in nickel, lead and cobalt; pike — nickel. The multifactor index of metal contamination (MPI) in the muscular tissue of fish are located in the following order: bream > pike > roach, whitefish > perch. Pi >1.0 value in skeletal tissue of bream in lead, nickel, cobalt, manganese, cadmium, zinc, iron; pike — lead, nickel, cadmium, zinc, manganese; perch — lead, cadmium; roach — zinc, cobalt, lead, cadmium; whitefish — manganese, lead, cadmium. By the magnitude of MPI, the skeletal tissue is ranked in the following order: pike > bream > whitefish > roach > perch. Pike MPI=3, 85, bream MPI=3, 10. The following row is formed by the value of fish fatness: perch > roach > whitefish > bream > pike. The fatness amount in the body of pike and bream is affected by excessively accumulated metals (nickel, cobalt and lead in bream, nickel, cadmium, and lead in pike), and in perch, roach, and whitefish - essential (iron, cobalt, copper and zinc in perch, manganese, iron and copper in roach, manganese, cobalt and zinc in whitefish).

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The impact of urban effluents on the coastal marine environment of Mediterranean islands

Water Science & Technology ◽

10.2166/wst.1995.0673 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 32 (9-10) ◽

pp. 85-94 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Michael O. Angelidis

Keyword(s):

Heavy Metals ◽

Organic Matter ◽

Marine Environment ◽

Suspended Particle ◽

Pollution Source ◽

Mediterranean Islands ◽

Coastal Marine Environment ◽

Coastal Marine ◽

The Impact ◽

The City

The impact of the urban effluents of Mytilene (Lesvos island, Greece) on the receiving coastal marine environment, was evaluated by studying the quality of the city effluents (BOD5, COD, SS, heavy metals) and the marine sediments (grain size, organic matter, heavy metals). It was found that the urban effluents of Mytilene contain high organic matter and suspended particle load because of septage discharge into the sewerage network. Furthermore, although the city does not host important industrial activity, its effluents contain appreciable metal load, which is mainly associated with the particulate phase. The city effluents are discharged into the coastal marine environment and their colloidal and particulate matter after flocculation settles to the bottom, where is incorporated into the sediments. Over the years, the accumulation of organic matter and metals into the harbour mud has created a non-point pollution source in the relatively non-polluted coastal marine environment of the island. Copper and Zn were the metals which presented the higher enrichment in the sediments of the inner harbour of Mytilene.

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Geochemical Mapping, Risk Assessment, and Source Identification of Heavy Metals in Road Dust Using Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF)

Atmosphere ◽

10.3390/atmos12050614 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (5) ◽

pp. 614

Author(s):

Muhammad Faisal ◽

Zening Wu ◽

Huiliang Wang ◽

Zafar Hussain ◽

Chenyang Shen

Keyword(s):

Heavy Metals ◽

Risk Assessment ◽

Matrix Factorization ◽

Anthropogenic Activities ◽

Contamination Factor ◽

Road Dust ◽

Positive Matrix Factorization ◽

Prevention Measures ◽

Positive Matrix ◽

The City

Heavy metals in road dust pose a significant threat to human health. This study investigated the concentrations, patterns, and sources of eight hazardous heavy metals (Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Cd, Pb, and Hg) in the street dust of Zhengzhou city of PR China. Fifty-eight samples of road dust were analyzed based on three methods of risk assessment, i.e., Geo-Accumulation Index (Igeo), Potential Ecological Risk Assessment (RI), and Nemerow Synthetic Pollution Index (PIN). The results exhibited higher concentrations of Hg and Cd 14 and 7 times higher than their background values, respectively. Igeo showed the risks of contamination in a range of unpolluted (Cr, Ni) to strongly polluted (Hg and Cd) categories. RI came up with the contamination ranges from low (Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, and Pb) to extreme (Cd and Hg) risk of contamination. The risk of contamination based on PIN was from safe (Cu, As, and Pb) to seriously high (Cd and Hg). The results yielded by PIN indicated the extreme risk of Cd and Hg in the city. Positive Matrix Factorization was used to identify the sources of contamination. Factor 1 (vehicular exhaust), Factor 2 (coal combustion), Factor 3 (metal industry), and Factor 4 (anthropogenic activities), respectively, contributed 14.63%, 35.34%, 36.14%, and 13.87% of total heavy metal pollution. Metal’s presence in the dust is a direct health risk for humans and warrants immediate and effective pollution control and prevention measures in the city.

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Magnetic properties and correlation with heavy metals in urban street dust: A case study from the city of Lanzhou, China

Atmospheric Environment ◽

10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.09.059 ◽

2011 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Guan Wang ◽

Frank Oldfield ◽

Dunsheng Xia ◽

Fahu Chen ◽

Xiuming Liu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Heavy Metals ◽

Magnetic Properties ◽

Street Dust ◽

Urban Street ◽

Urban Street Dust ◽

The City

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Assessment of Heavy Metals Content in the Proximity of a Contaminated Site From Cluj-Napoca (Romania)

Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Ambientum ◽

10.24193/subbambientum.2020.2.02 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 65 (2) ◽

pp. 17-37

Author(s):

Georgiana Grosu ◽

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Carmen Andreea Roba ◽

Ramona Bălc ◽

Maria Lucia Bizău-Cârstea ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Heavy Metals ◽

Statistical Analysis ◽

Multivariate Statistical Analysis ◽

Sediment Contamination ◽

Contaminated Site ◽

Pollution Indices ◽

Chemical Parameters ◽

Multivariate Statistical ◽

Water And Sediment ◽

Physico Chemical

The present study was conducted in the proximity of a contaminated site from Cluj-Napoca city (Cluj County, Romania), where metal processing activities have been carried out for decades. Metal content and physico-chemical parameters were analyzed in soil, water and sediment samples, while organic matter (OM) and total organic carbon (TOC) was additionally analyzed for the soil samples. The sources of heavy metals were evaluated based on multivariate statistical analysis, while the soil and sediment contamination degree was assessed based on specific pollution indices. The calculated indices indicated a significant pollution with Cd and Pb, which may represent a risk if the area would become a residential area. Keywords: heavy metals, contaminated site, soil pollution indices, multivariate statistical analysis, Cluj-Napoca

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The Role of the Humic Substances in the Fractioning of Heavy Metals in Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon, Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências ◽

10.1590/0001-3765201371011 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 85 (4) ◽

pp. 1289-1301 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

ESTEFAN M. DA FONSECA ◽

JOSE A. BAPTISTA NETO ◽

JOHN MCALISTER ◽

BERNARD SMITH ◽

MARCOS A. FERNANDEZ ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Heavy Metals ◽

Organic Matter ◽

Rio De Janeiro ◽

Water Soluble ◽

Metal Partitioning ◽

Fine Grain ◽

Soluble Phase ◽

The City ◽

South Zone

One of the main results of the processes related to urbanization is the contamination of the adjacent water bodies. Inserted in this context, the Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon is situated in the south zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro. This ecosystem receives several inputs containing all sorts of pollutants, including heavy metals. The present work aimed to study the partitioning of heavy metals in the sediments of Rodrigo de Freitas and the influence of organic matter in this fractionation dynamic. The results of these analyses presented the contents of organic matter as an important metal-capturing agent. Fractionation of organic matter resulted in a predominance of humine. Heavy metal partitioning showed that the metals bound by the water-soluble phase have no significant concentrations. Special features such as, reducing sediment, high levels of organic matter and fine grain size have transformed this ecosystem in an effective deposit of pollutants, where heavy metals are not available in easily reactive fractions.

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Isolation and Identification of Heavy Metal Tolerant Bacteria from Tannery Effluents

Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology ◽

10.3329/bjm.v29i1.28430 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

pp. 23-26

Author(s):

M Iqbal Hossain ◽

M Nural Anwar

Keyword(s):

Heavy Metals ◽

Heavy Metal ◽

Bacillus Coagulans ◽

Bacillus Firmus ◽

Chemical Parameters ◽

High Concentration ◽

Isolation And Identification ◽

Tannery Effluents ◽

Physical And Chemical ◽

Metal Tolerant Bacteria

The aim and objective of the study was to isolate and characterize heavy metal tolerant microorganisms from tannery effluents. Six effluent samples were collected aseptically and their physical and chemical parameters were determined. A total of 40 bacterial colonies were isolated from these effluent samples. Among them, six bacterial isolates were characterized provisionally as Alcaligenes aquamarinus, Bacillus coagulans, Bacillus firmus, Enterobacter cloacae, Pseudomonas alcaligens and Pseudomonas mendocina based on morphological, cultural and biochemical characteristics. The survibality and tolerance to heavy metals (Cr and Cu) of these isolates were examined. All the isolates were found to grow at high concentration of CuSO4 (95ppm/ml) and varying degrees of chromium (K2Cr2O7). The highest tolerance was shown by Alcaligenes aquamarinus. These heavy metal tolerant organisms could be potential agents for bioremediation of heavy metals polluted environment.Bangladesh J Microbiol, Volume 29, Number 1, June 2012, pp 23-26

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