Toxic Trace Metal Contamination (Arsenic, Cadmium and Lead) of Sarotherodon melanotheron (Ruppell, 1852) from Alaro Stream in Ibadan

Emmanuel Tyokumbur; Tonye Okorie

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Toxic Trace Metal Contamination (Arsenic, Cadmium and Lead) of Sarotherodon melanotheron (Ruppell, 1852) from Alaro Stream in Ibadan

Emmanuel Tyokumbur, Tonye Okorie

Published in Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences (Volume 2, Issue 6)

Received: 1 October 2014 Accepted: 5 November 2014 Published: 20 November 2014

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Studies were carried out on the trace metal contamination of Sarotherodon melanotheron from Alaro stream in Ibadan, Nigeria. Fish were collected between January and December 2003 (Dry and rainy season).Muscle, liver, bone, gills, gut and fins were analyzed for arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) using the inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometer (ICP-MS).Quality assurance of the results was ensured through the use of bovine liver from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as a standard reference material. The range of As, Cd and Pb in the fish organs was 0.000-0.154ppm, 0.000-0.302ppm and 0.00-4.03ppm respectively. Mean concentration of As in all the organs exceeded World Health Organization (WHO) standard while that of Cd concentration in the muscle, gut and fins were below and the liver and gills exceeded it. For Pb, apart from the fins (0.48ppm), all the other organs exceeded the WHO recommended limit standard. The study shows that Alaro stream is polluted and fish (S.melanotheron) caught from it is unfit for human consumption due to public health consequences.

Published in	Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences (Volume 2, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.jfns.20140206.13
Page(s)	258-261
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Trace Metals, Arsenic, Cadmium, Lead, Sarotherodon melanotheron

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Emmanuel Tyokumbur; Tonye Okorie. Toxic Trace Metal Contamination (Arsenic, Cadmium and Lead) of Sarotherodon melanotheron (Ruppell, 1852) from Alaro Stream in Ibadan. J. Food Nutr. Sci. 2014, 2(6), 258-261. doi: 10.11648/j.jfns.20140206.13

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Emmanuel Tyokumbur, Tonye Okorie. Toxic Trace Metal Contamination (Arsenic, Cadmium and Lead) of Sarotherodon melanotheron (Ruppell, 1852) from Alaro Stream in Ibadan. J Food Nutr Sci. 2014;2(6):258-261. doi: 10.11648/j.jfns.20140206.13

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Emmanuel Tyokumbur

Department of Zoology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
Tonye Okorie

Department of Zoology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

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