Trace metals of River Chanchaga and tap water in Minna Township, Niger State, Nigeria
Average rating
Cast your vote
You can rate an item by clicking the amount of stars they wish to award to this item.
When enough users have cast their vote on this item, the average rating will also be shown.
Star rating
Your vote was cast
Thank you for your feedback
Thank you for your feedback
Date
2007
Metadata
Show full item recordAbstract
The study assessed heavy metal (Copper, iron, potassium, sodium, lead, magnesium, manganeseand calcium) concentration of River Chanchaga and tap water for public consumption and fisheriesin Minna Township from June to November 2004. There were variations in the concentration ofthese metals during the sampling period, but they all fell within tolerable limits for both fish cultureand for public water consumption. The mean concentration for some of these metals were Sodium(6.1 0-8.83mg/I), potassium (2.84-3.56mg/l) and copper (0.27-3.40mg/I).Page Range
128-132Conference Name
21st Annual Conference of the Fisheries Society of Nigeria (FISON)Conference Location
Calabar, NigeriaConference Date
13 - 17 Nov 2006Collections