@article {10.3844/ojbsci.2024.436.450,
article_type = {journal},
title = {Water Characteristics Assessment, Bioaccumulation and Health Risk Evaluation of Possible Ingestion of Toxic and Essential Metals in Chromidotilapia guntheri Sourced from Ada River, West Africa},
author = {Imoobe, Tunde Ohiokhioya Thaddeus and Okhakhu, Eugene Iragboghie and Anani, Osikemekha Anthony},
volume = {24},
number = {3},
year = {2024},
month = {Mar},
pages = {436-450},
doi = {10.3844/ojbsci.2024.436.450},
url = {https://thescipub.com/abstract/ojbsci.2024.436.450},
abstract = {The water ecosystem has been acclaimed to be polluted with various chemicals that may pose possible risks to the biota therein and affect the end consumers who ingest them via the food chain system. This study evaluates the water characteristics, bioaccumulation and non-carcinogenic risk potentials in the ingestion of toxic metals like (Cu, Fe, Zn, Mn and Pb) in Chromidotilapia guntheri from Ada River. Samples were collected for six months (3 months dry and wet correspondingly) to cover the hydrological season. Chromidotilapia guntheri was collected by local fishermen with a local trap. No ethical considerations were needed for this study. Standard methods were used in the determination of the water characteristics. The findings from the study showed that all the parameters were significant (p>0.05) across all the stations studied. The seasonal assessment of the water parameters was highly significant (p Mn (0.014)> Pb (0.002)> Fe (0.000)> Zn (0.000) correspondingly. More so, the results of the EDI (Estimated Daily Intake) showed the following rank pattern Fe>Mn> Cu> Zn > Pb. The low values (},
journal = {OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences},
publisher = {Science Publications}
}