Cadmium

Herber, Robert

doi:10.1002/9783527619634.ch27

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“…The other sampling months had values below 0.6 mg/kg ( Figure 2). Wastewater effluents and run-offs from agricultural lands and landfills are the major anthropogenic sources of Cd in aquatic ecosystem [46]. Cd in the river water did not vary significantly (p > 0.05) with their levels in the sediments.…”

Section: Trace Metals Concentrationsmentioning

confidence: 96%

Evaluation of temporary seasonal variation of heavy metals and their potential ecological risk in Nzhelele River, South Africa

et al. 2017

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Surface water is often used as alternative source of drinking water in many regions of the world where the potable water supply is erratic or not present. The concentration of heavy metals was assessed using an Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES). The impact of temporary seasonal variation on the contamination level was also assessed. Contamination factor (CF) and Hakanson's potential ecological risk (E r and RI) indices were used to evaluate the toxicity levels of the metals in the sediments of the river. Higher concentrations of Fe, Mn, Pb, Cu and Zn were determined in the dry season in the river water whereas in the sediments higher levels were recorded for Al, Fe, Cd, Cr, Cu and Zn in the wet season. The average CF values for all the metals showed a low contamination level in the sediment, except for Cu and Cd which had moderate and considerable contamination levels, respectively. Similarly, Cu showed a moderate ecological risk level (E r = 62.90) only in March 2014, for other months Cu and the other metals investigated had E r values < 40 which implies low ecological risk. The mean relative abundance of heavy metals in the sediments follows the trend Al>Fe>Mn>Cu>Zn>Cr>Pb>Cd.

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Section: Trace Metals Concentrationsmentioning

confidence: 96%