columns and the African Catfish Clarias gariepinus of River Niger at Onitsha, Nigeria ... its confluence with Anambra River at Onitsha in south-eastern Nigeria is.
(April –June, 2014)
G.J.B.A.H.S.,Vol.3(2):69-74
ISSN: 2319 – 5584
POTENTIAL HEALTH HAZARDS OF CONSUMING CLARIAS GARIEPINUS FISH CONTAMINATED WITH HEAVY METALS OF RIVER NIGER NSOFOR, Charity I1. & IKPEZE, Obiora O2* 1
Fisheries Unit, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Biosciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, PMB 5025 Awka, Nigeria Public Health Unit, Department of Parasitology & Entomology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, PMB 5025 Awka, Nigeria *Corresponding Author
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Abstract Spatial and seasonal concentrations of heavy metals Zinc (Zn), Iron (Fe), Copper (Cu), and Lead (Pb) in water columns and the African Catfish Clarias gariepinus of River Niger at Onitsha, Nigeria were determined using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS). Mean concentrations of the analyzed metals were significantly higher in catfish than water columns (P
