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Potential risks of contaminants with specific reference to mercury
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Author
Campbell, L.M.Date
2004
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Fresh water and fish are important to the people wholive in the Lake Victoria region therefore the quality ofthe water and fish is of major importance (Johnson &Odada, 1996). It is well known that dirty water and spoiltfish can lead to poor health and lower standards of living,and that quality can be affected by the pollution in theenvironment.Even though Lake Victoria is very large, it is relatively shallow and the water remains in the lake basin for a long time (Bootsma & Hecky, 1993). There are a number of environmental issues in Lake Victoria, including water hyacinth~over-population and increased farming causing problems with the lake ecosystem. All these factors combine to keep contaminants within the lake for long time, which will lead to gradually increasing concentrations in the lake.Pollution is a term that covers a wide variety of chemicals and physical changes and their adverse effects on the environment. Here we focus on contaminants, which are unwanted chemicals introduced to the environment. Contaminants include a very wide variety of chemicals, both man-made and natural, for example, mercury, pesticides and herbicides, heavy metals, and natural plant and algae toxins. Many contaminants do not always lead to adverse effects immediately, but can gradually induce long-term problems leading to chronic illnesses and physical damage. A few contaminants have very rapid impacts resulting in immediately obvious changes such as death or injury.Sources of contaminants are varied. Contaminants can get in the lake by the way of agricultural treatment of crops near the lake, industrial effluent, intentional introduction such as fish poisoning byfishermen, natural sources such as heavy metals from particular types of rocks, and even some plants naturally release their toxins. Contaminant sources are not always found near Lake Victoria.Issue/Article Nr
2Page Range
207-218Pages
321Title of Parent Book or Report
Challenges for management of the fisheries resources, biodiversity and environment of Lake VictoriaPublisher or University
National Fisheries Resources Research Institute (NaFIRRI)Series : Nr
Fisheries Resources Research Institute Technical Report