@article{Erhenhi_Omoigberale_2022, title={Biometric indices of Heavy Metals in the Sediments of Ethiope River}, volume={20}, url={https://delsunjse.com/index.php/njse/article/view/83}, abstractNote={<p><span id="page4R_mcid13" class="markedContent"><span dir="ltr" style="left: 205.683px; top: 351.083px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.00577);" role="presentation">This present study evaluates the sediment characteristics of Ethiope River, Niger </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 205.683px; top: 371.917px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.06232);" role="presentation">Delta, Nigeria. The investigation was carried out between Januar</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 713.083px; top: 371.917px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.10017);" role="presentation">y 2016 and </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 205.683px; top: 393.117px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.04052);" role="presentation">December 2017 to ascertain the impact of anthropogenic activities on Ethiope </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 205.683px; top: 414.317px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.00677);" role="presentation">River. Five locations were selected from Umuaja to Eku for this study. Sediment </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 205.683px; top: 435.517px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.00078);" role="presentation">samples were</span> <span dir="ltr" style="left: 310.517px; top: 435.517px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.999796);" role="presentation">analysed using standard methods.</span> <span dir="ltr" style="left: 563.433px; top: 435.517px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.00129);" role="presentation">Different biometric indices were </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 205.683px; top: 456.317px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.992623);" role="presentation">used. The</span> <span dir="ltr" style="left: 280.917px; top: 456.317px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.985562);" role="presentation">Enrichment factor revealed high content for nick</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 634.633px; top: 456.317px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.987563);" role="presentation">el, lead, and vanadium. </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 205.683px; top: 477.517px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.05818);" role="presentation">The Geo</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 273.317px; top: 477.517px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.06337);" role="presentation">accumulation index (Igeo) showed a moderately to heavily polluted </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 205.683px; top: 498.717px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.04526);" role="presentation">sediments with nickel, chromium,</span> <span dir="ltr" style="left: 476.2px; top: 498.717px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.03969);" role="presentation">cadmium and vanadium</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 660.233px; top: 498.717px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif;" role="presentation">.</span> <span dir="ltr" style="left: 673.883px; top: 498.717px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.06089);" role="presentation">The results from </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 205.683px; top: 519.567px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.0047);" role="presentation">pollution load index (PLI)</span> <span dir="ltr" style="left: 404.567px; top: 519.567px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.996197);" role="presentation">values rang</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 488.6px; top: 519.567px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.99038);" role="presentation">ed</span> <span dir="ltr" style="left: 511px; top: 519.567px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.00571);" role="presentation">from 1.44 to 3.10 for (2016) and varied </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 205.683px; top: 540.767px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.06429);" role="presentation">from b</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 258.517px; top: 540.767px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.07152);" role="presentation">etween 1.38 to 5.10 for (2017)</span> <span dir="ltr" style="left: 507px; top: 540.767px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.0309);" role="presentation">indicated contaminated sediments. The</span><br role="presentation"><span dir="ltr" style="left: 205.683px; top: 561.967px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.01031);" role="presentation">potential ecological risk revealed high cadmium concentration and a very strong </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 205.683px; top: 583.167px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.10221);" role="presentation">risk level at loc</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 330.117px; top: 583.167px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.12319);" role="presentation">ations 3 and 4 of the river.</span> <span dir="ltr" style="left: 555.4px; top: 583.167px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif;" role="presentation">C</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 567.833px; top: 583.167px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.99118);" role="presentation">oncentration</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 659.033px; top: 583.167px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.0869);" role="presentation">s of Heavy metals </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 205.683px; top: 603.967px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.988381);" role="presentation">obtained will</span> <span dir="ltr" style="left: 304.917px; top: 603.967px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.956188);" role="presentation">act as a</span> <span dir="ltr" style="left: 360.167px; top: 603.967px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.990077);" role="presentation">mit</span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 384.567px; top: 603.967px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.977351);" role="presentation">igation plan for</span> <span dir="ltr" style="left: 499px; top: 603.967px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.997154);" role="presentation">monitoring</span> <span dir="ltr" style="left: 584.233px; top: 603.967px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.993355);" role="presentation">anthropogenic</span> <span dir="ltr" style="left: 692.283px; top: 603.967px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.997947);" role="presentation">activities</span> <span dir="ltr" style="left: 762.283px; top: 603.967px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.997786);" role="presentation">along </span><span dir="ltr" style="left: 205.683px; top: 625.167px; font-size: 18.4px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.00141);" role="presentation">the stretch of Ethiope River</span></span></p>}, number={1}, journal={NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT}, author={Erhenhi , O.H and Omoigberale , O.M}, year={2022}, month={Jul.} }