Assessment Of Trace Metal Contamination In Water And Sediment Of Surface Water A Case Study Of Ihie River, Olokoro:- Nnamdi-Nji Victor I
ABSTRACT
The
deterioration of surface water in the southeast region of Nigeria is a primary
issue due to the high demand for drinking and irrigation purposes in most
communities. The present study was conducted in the Ihie River in Olokoro
Community to analyses the water quality parameter fluctuations of the Ihie
River as well as investigate the critical factors affecting its water quality,
the risk to human health, and the sources oftrace metals due to direct
ingestion. Twenty (20) water and sediment samples collected randomly from
accessible areas ofthe Ihie River. The parameters analyzed include pH, color,
temperature, TSS, TDS, EC. DO, BOD, COD, and turbidity (for water samples) and
OM, OC, EA, ECEC, P, and nitrate composition (for sediment samples). Among the
heavy metals measured are Zn, Ni, Cu, Cr, Cd. The findings indicated that the
Ihie River exhibited higher levels of trace metal concentrations during the dry
season than it did in the rainy season. Also, the measured metals were within
the safety standards and would not be potentially hazardous to the aquatic
environment, but they should not be consumed without proper water treatment
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NNAMDI-NJI, I (2025). Assessment Of Trace Metal Contamination In Water And Sediment Of Surface Water A Case Study Of Ihie River, Olokoro:- Nnamdi-Nji Victor I. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Mar 29, 2025, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/assessment-of-trace-metal-contamination-in-water-and-sediment-of-surface-water-a-case-study-of-ihie-river-olokoro-nnamdi-nji-victor-i-7-2
IKENNA, NNAMDI-NJI. "Assessment Of Trace Metal Contamination In Water And Sediment Of Surface Water A Case Study Of Ihie River, Olokoro:- Nnamdi-Nji Victor I" Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 24 Mar. 2025, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/assessment-of-trace-metal-contamination-in-water-and-sediment-of-surface-water-a-case-study-of-ihie-river-olokoro-nnamdi-nji-victor-i-7-2. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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IKENNA, NNAMDI-NJI. "Assessment Of Trace Metal Contamination In Water And Sediment Of Surface Water A Case Study Of Ihie River, Olokoro:- Nnamdi-Nji Victor I" Mouau.afribary.org (2025). Accessed 29 Mar. 2025. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/assessment-of-trace-metal-contamination-in-water-and-sediment-of-surface-water-a-case-study-of-ihie-river-olokoro-nnamdi-nji-victor-i-7-2