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Vol.4 , No. 3, Publication Date: Jun. 13, 2017, Page: 58-63
 in the Fish Species <i>Channa obscura</i> and <i>Lates niloticus</i> from Alaro Stream in Ibadan, Nigeria&description=A study was carried out on the assessment of heavy metals (Ni, V, Se, Cu) in fish species <i>Channa obscura</i> and <i>Lates niloticus</i> in Alaro Stream in Ibadan. The objective of the study was to appraise the heavy metal concentration in the organs of the two studied fish species and to compare it with safety standards of the World Health Organization (WHO). Pulverized organs of the fish were acid-digested for heavy metal analyses using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS). The mean concentration of Ni, Se and V in the fish species exceeded the WHO permissible limit guideline standard of 0.07, 0.04 and 0.02ppm respectively. In <i>C. obscura</i>, the highest mean Ni was 1.24ppm (gut), while the least was in the intestine (0.11ppm) in the order: intestine<muscle<gills<bone <fins <gut. The mean V in the two fish species was highest in the fins (6.50ppm) of <i>L.niloticus</i> while the least was 0.13ppm (muscle) of <i>C.obscura</i>. The highest mean Se concentration is the organs and tissues of the two fish species was in the intestine (11.80ppm) of <i>L.niloticus</i> while the least was in the gills (0.12ppm) of <i>C.obscura</i>. In <i>C.obscura</i>, mean Cu concentration was in the order: gills<gut<bone<liver< intestine<fins while in <i>L. niloticus</i>, it was liver<gills<bone<muscle<fins <gut<intestine. This study therefore shows that >75% of the mean heavy metal concentration in the organs and tissues of <i>C.obscura</i> and <i>L. niloticus</i> were above the World Health Organization’s recommended safe limit and therefore not fit for human consumption.&picture=http://www.aascit.org/aascit/decorators/img/journal/892.jpg)
| [1] | Emmanuel Teryila Tyokumbur, Department of Zoology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. |
| [2] | Samuel Bem Umma, Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Federal University, Wukari, Nigeria. |
A study was carried out on the assessment of heavy metals (Ni, V, Se, Cu) in fish species Channa obscura and Lates niloticus in Alaro Stream in Ibadan. The objective of the study was to appraise the heavy metal concentration in the organs of the two studied fish species and to compare it with safety standards of the World Health Organization (WHO). Pulverized organs of the fish were acid-digested for heavy metal analyses using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS). The mean concentration of Ni, Se and V in the fish species exceeded the WHO permissible limit guideline standard of 0.07, 0.04 and 0.02ppm respectively. In C. obscura, the highest mean Ni was 1.24ppm (gut), while the least was in the intestine (0.11ppm) in the order: intestine
Keywords
Heavy Metals, Channa obscura, Lates niloticus, Nickel, Vanadium, Selenium, Copper, Fish
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