Seasonal Variations of Heavy Metals Concentration in Abattoir Dumping Site Soil in Nigeria

Yahaya, M. I.; Mohammad, Seyed; Abdullahi, BK

doi:10.4314/jasem.v13i4.55387

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“…This result agrees with that of Yahaya et al (2009). Results recorded in this study have shown that the mean Cu concentration at Apir was higher than that obtained at North bank shops location.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…These results conform to that of Yahaya et al (2009) who carried out a similar study in Nigeria. Tables 3 and 4 present the mean Pb content at Apir and North bank auto-mechanic shops refuse dumpsites soil respectively.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…Tables 3 and 4 present the mean Pb content at Apir and North bank auto-mechanic shops refuse dumpsites soil respectively. Higher levels of Pb obtained in this study is in accordance with the findings of Yahaya et al (2009), but disagrees with that of Uba et al (2008) who reported lower levels of Pb concentration in a similar study. Pb content obtained in this study is in agreement with the result of a similar study in a landfill soil in Ibadan in south west Nigeria by Ogunyemi et al (2003).…”

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confidence: 83%

“…This finding is in accordance with that of Abida et al (2009) who carried out a similar study in India and reported higher values of Cr concentration in refuse dumpsites soil. Yahaya et al (2009) also reported similar concentration of Cr content in a similar study in Nigeria. Higher concentration of Cr in the refuse dumpsites soil may be attributed to the Cr content of oil waste on the sites that leaches into the underlying soil layer.…”

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confidence: 67%

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Heavy Metals in Soils of auto- mechanic shops and refuse dumpsites in Makurdi Nigeria

Luter¹,

Terngu²,

Attah³

2011

Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management

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Dumpsites soil samples in Apir and North Bank Auto-mechanic workshop locations in Makurdi, the Benue State capital located on latitude 7 0 44'N and longitude 8 0 32'E of the Equator situated in a valley in north central Nigeria, 100m above sea level, were collected and analyzed for content of selected heavy metals. These locations were chosen for investigation, being the major mechanic workshops sites in Makurdi; and most mechanic workshop waste are made up of metals. Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (UnicamSolaar32 model) was used for analyzing the digested soil samples for heavy metal content. Mean concentrations of the selected heavy metals in the dumpsite soil at Apir were 0.003 mg/Kg, 0.2414 mg/Kg, 0.2552 mg/Kg, 0.1882 mg/Kg and 0.0210 mg/Kg for Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb and Ni respectively while in North bank the mean concentrations were 0.0178 mg/Kg, 0.2688 mg/Kg, 0.1869 mg/Kg, 0.5701 mg/Kg and 0.2431 mg/Kg for Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb and Ni respectively .The results from both locations were higher than their controls indicating a clear case of pollution. Heavy metals from the wastes were suspected to be the feeding source in the soils. Such a situation could be regarded as "unsafe" as these metals are eventually taken up by plants and subsequently get into the food chain. Ground and surface water quality is also threatened as these heavy metals get leached and washed into them, making the water unfit for human consumption. Advocacy of waste disposal and its effects with legislation are recommended. This study is important to the host communities of the auto-mechanic locations as a source of awareness of the environmental effects of refuse dumpsite soils. It will also form a baseline of the environmental effects of indiscriminate dumping of refuse. Previous studies have not recognized auto-mechanic shops dumpsites and it will make for research in this area. @JASEM

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Terngu²,

Attah³

2011

Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management

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“…Bird species are usually exposure to cadmium through ingestion of food [8] from farmland where crops are cultivated in contaminated soils, atmospheric deposition, and water and from inhalation. When cadmium is present in soils it can be extremely dangerous, as the uptake through food will increase rapidly over time [9]. Birds are predominantly susceptible to the effects of anthropogenic activities in the environment and they have been recognized as good indictors of environmental contamination because of their abundance, wide distribution, feeding at different tropic levels, and their long life span [10][11][12].…”

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Bioaccumulation Level of Cadmium Concentration in Wild Population of Black-Headed Oriole Oriolus Brachyrhynchus (Swainson, 1837) from Some Selected Locality in Benue State, Nigeria

Po¹,

Fa²

2017

IJAWB

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An investigation to determine cadmium concentration in Black-headed oriole Oriolus brachyrhynchus was carried out using Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS). The organs are feather, liver heart, skin, nestling feather, egg and the carcass. A total of 30 birds were caught using mist net and 150 of these organs were obtained, whereas 9 eggs and 9 nestling were collected from different nest in the study locations. The concentration measured in mg/kg in the organs from the various locations Buruku, Daudu and Adega were compared using descriptive statistics. Cadmium concentration in the feather has the highest mean value of 4.26±0.59mg/kg in Daudu in the liver; 4.58±0.49mg/kg in Buruku, heart; 3.65±1.13mg/kg in Buruku and in skin; 0.41±0.35mg/kg in Buruku whereas carcass has 6.68±0.63mg/kg in Buruku. Equally, cadmium concentration in egg; 0.10±0.01mg/kg was highest in Daudu and nestling feather; 4.19±0.33mg/kg in Buruku. A very significant correlation (r 2 = 0.778) existed between feathers and carcass (P˂0.01), r 2 = 0.662 between weight of feather and heart (P˂0.05). Furthermore, a negative correlation (r 2 = -0.702) existed between weight of skin and heart (P˂0.05), and (r 2 = -0.723) between liver and skin (P˂0.05). Cadmium concentration in maize was highest 3.72±0.49mg/kg in Daudu and in rice; 1.53±0.04 mg/kg in Buruku while 3.76±1.46mg/kg in Daudu. In soil and water cadmium concentration was highest 6.04±0.19mg/kg and 0.07±0.1mg/l in Buruku respectively. The reason for high cadmium concentrations in the species from this study is due to agricultural activities such as application of fertilizer, production of bricks, bush burning and emission from exhaust of vehicles. However this call for concern since the permissible limit for wild birds has been exceeded.

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A comprehensive investigation of geoenvironmental pollution and health effects from municipal solid waste landfills

Podlasek,

Vaverková,

Jakimiuk

et al. 2024

Environ Geochem Health

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This study investigates human health risks associated with heavy metals (HMs) occurrence in municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills. For testing of selected MSW landfills steps were involved, including site characterization, soil sampling and chemical testing, statistical analysis, as well as health risk assessment, carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic effects. For the Polish landfill (Radiowo) the average HMs concentrations were found in the following order: Zn (52.74 mg/kg DM) > Pb (28.32 mg/kg DM) > Cu (12.14 mg/kg DM) > Ni (4.50 mg/kg DM) > Cd (3.49 mg/kg DM), while for the Czech landfill (Zdounky): Zn (32.05 mg/kg DM) > Cu (14.73 mg/kg DM) > Ni (4.73 mg/kg DM) > Pb (0.10 mg/kg DM) = Cd (0.10 mg/kg DM). Strong positive correlations between selected HMs demonstrated identical origins. Principal component analysis (PCA) performed for the Radiowo landfill transferred the soil parameters into three principal components (PCs), accounting for 87.12% of the total variance. The results of the PCA analysis for the Zdounky landfill revealed three PCs responsible for 95.16% of the total variance. The exposure pathways of HMs for landfills were in the following order: ingestion > dermal absorption > inhalation. For both landfills, the values of hazard quotient were lower than 1, indicating no potential negative health effects. In terms of the hazard index (HI), for both landfills, no adverse human health effects occur (HI < 1). The incremental lifetime cancer risk (ILCR) values indicated negligible or acceptable carcinogenic risk of HMs (average ILCR in the range from 5.01E−10 to 5.19E−06).

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Seasonal Variations of Heavy Metals Concentration in Abattoir Dumping Site Soil in Nigeria

Cited by 77 publications

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Heavy Metals in Soils of auto- mechanic shops and refuse dumpsites in Makurdi Nigeria

Heavy Metals in Soils of auto- mechanic shops and refuse dumpsites in Makurdi Nigeria

Bioaccumulation Level of Cadmium Concentration in Wild Population of Black-Headed Oriole Oriolus Brachyrhynchus (Swainson, 1837) from Some Selected Locality in Benue State, Nigeria

A comprehensive investigation of geoenvironmental pollution and health effects from municipal solid waste landfills

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