?COMPARATIVE STUDIES OF METALS IN FISH ORGANS, SEDIMENT A~D WATER FROM NIGERIAN FRESH WATER FISH PONDS

Authors

  • K.O IPINMOROTI Department of Chemistry, Fedeial University of Technology PMB 704, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria
  • A.A . OSHODI Department of Chemistry, Fedeial University of Technology PMB 704, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria
  • R.A. OWOLABI Department of Chemistry, Fedeial University of Technology PMB 704, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria

Keywords:

Metals, Fish organs, Fish ponds.

Abstract

Fish samples (Illisha africanai were collected from six man-made fish pond in Edo and Ondo States, Nigeria.
Some orgaris of the fish, sediment and water from the fish habitat were analysed for Cd, Pb, Hg, Ca, Fe, Zn, Cu and
Cr. Physico-chemical properties of water samples from the ponds were also re-corded. The concentration of the
metals varied in the sediment water as well as in different organs of the fish. However, chromium was absent in all
the samples. The descending order of metal concentration in fish organs was: gills, intestine, head and muscle. To
avoid harmful accumulation of these metals in the human system, the gills and the intestine should preferably be
discarded while processing fish for consumption. The head with a relatively high concentration of calcium might be
useful in feed formulation.

Published

1997-10-20

How to Cite

IPINMOROTI, K., . OSHODI, A., & OWOLABI, R. (1997). ?COMPARATIVE STUDIES OF METALS IN FISH ORGANS, SEDIMENT A~D WATER FROM NIGERIAN FRESH WATER FISH PONDS. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 40(5-12), 1–5. Retrieved from http://v2.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/2338

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 5-12 (1997): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Section

Articles