IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL PROCESSES (IJCCP )

E-I SSN 2545-5265
P- ISSN 2695-1916
VOL. 9 NO. 4 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56201/ijccp.v9.no4.2023.pg58.72

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Risk Assessment of Human Exposure to some Heavy Metals in Blackchin Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) from Anyia-Ogologo River, Mgbuosimini Community, Rivers State

G. K. Amadi, C. C. Obunwo, N. J. Maduelosi and J. L. Konne

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Abstract

Samples of Blackchin Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) from Anyia-Ogologo River, Mgbuosimini Community were collected, preserved and analyzed. The sampling covers a period of one year (wet and dry seasons). Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometric technique for heavy metals and Health Risk Assessment showed that the high levels of heavy metals Ni, Pb, Cd, and Co pose probable high toxic and carcinogenic risks in adults and children.

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