FUW TRENDS IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY JOURNAL
(A Peer Review Journal)
e–ISSN: 2408–5162; p–ISSN: 2048–5170
keywords: Invertebrate, macrobenthic, metals
Heavy metal concentrations in water samples and macrobenthic invertebrate samples from Kubanni reservoir were investigated monthly between January and December, 2014 to determine the seasonal variation in heavy metal composition in the reservoir. Triplicate water samples were collected from 10 cm depth from three randomly selected sites into transparent amberedcoloured 250 ml reagent bottles. Macrobenthicinvertebrates were collected using an Ekman grab. Heavy metal concentrations of water samples and macrobenthic invertebrates were analysed using Air/Acetylene Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (UNICAM 696 AA Spectrometer).Analysis of variance at P≤0.05 was used to analyse the result for heavy metal concentrations in macrobenthic invertebrates and students’t – test was used to compare the seasonal variation in heavy metal concentrations in benthic macroinvertebrates as well as in the water sample. Principal component analysis (PCA) was use to determine the interrelationship between heavy metals andmacrobenthic invertebrate composition. In Macrobenthic invertebrates, high concentration of Fe (46.21 mg/L) was recorded in Lumbriculid sp and low concentration of Cd (0.09 mg/L) was recorded in Lymneasp while in water samples, high concentration of Fe (86.84 mg/L) and low concentration of Cd (0.07 mg/L) were recorded respectively. Significant variations (P≤0.05) were observed in heavy metal concentrations inmacrobenthic invertebrateand water samples. Regular assessment of heavy metals in the reservoir should be carried out to monitor and track the trend of changes of its water quality and biodiversity.
Abolude DS, Davis OA & Avong DW 2009. Level of heavy metals in fresh water crab (Cardisomaguahumi) obtained from Ahmadu Bello University Reservoir, Zaria Nigeria. Int. J. Animal and Veterinary Advances,1(2): 54–58. Abolude DS 2007. Water quality and metal concentration in sediments and fish from Ahmadu Bello University Reservoir, Zaria using Neutron Activation Analysis and Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. Unpublished PhD. Thesis, Department of Biological Sciences, ABU, Zaria,pp. 7–30. Adakole JA & Abolude DS 2012. Pollution status of Kubanni Lake through metal concentration inwater and sediment columns, Zaria, Nigeria. Res. J. Envntal and Earth Sci., 4(4): 24-27. Adeyemo OK,Adedokun OA, Yusuf RK & Adeleye EA 2008. Seasonal changes in physico-chemical parameters and nutrient load of river sediments in Ibadan city, Nigeria. Global Nest J., 10(3): 326-336. Amman AA, Michalka B & Schramel P 2002. Speciation of heavy metals in environmental water by ion chromatography coupled to ICP-MS. Biochemistry, 372:448-452. APHA (American Public Health Association), 2005. Standard methods for the examination of water and waste water. 2ndedition. American Public Health Association Inc., New York, p. 1193. Cammusso M, Vigano L & Baistrini R 1995. Bioaccumulation of trace metals in rainbow trout. Ecotoxic. Environ. Safety, 31:133-141. Censi P, Spoto SE, Saiano F, Sprovieri M &Mazzola S 2006. Heavy metals in coastal water system.A case study from the North Western Gulf of Thailand. Chemosphere, 64: 1167-1176. Farkas A, Salanki J, Specziar A&Varanka I (2001). Metal pollution as health indicator of lake ecosystems. Int. J. Occupational Medical Envirtal. Health,14(2): 163-170. Gadzama IMK, Muhammad R, Dariya S &Tabita GS 2013. Comparative metal analysis of the soft tissues of three species of anodonta (Class: Bivalvia) from Kubanni lake in Zaria, Nigeria. J. Envital. Sci., Toxico. & Food Tech., 6(3): 18-23. Gao F 2011.Ecological characteristics of macrobenthic communities in the Chaohu lake basin and their relationship with environmental factors. Inland Waters J. Int. Soc. Limnology, 7(2): 458-465. Iguisi EO, Funtua II &Obamuwe OO 2001. A preliminary study of heavy metal concentrations in the surface water of the Kubanni reservoir, Zaria, Nign J. Earth Sciences, 1(2): 26 – 34. Kennish MJ 1992. Ecology of Estuaries: Anthropogenic Effects. CRC, Press, Boca Raton, p. 494. Khan AG, Kuek TM, Chaudhry CS & Hayes WJ2000. Role of plants, mycorrhizae and phytochelators in heavy metal contaminated land remediation. Chemosphere,41: 197-207. MacFarlaneGR & Burchett MD 2000. Cellular distribution of copper, lead and Zinc in the grey mangrove, Avicenna Marina (Forsk).Vierh Aquatic Botany,68: 45-59. Odum EP 1971. Fundamentals of Ecology.3rd ed. London WB Sanders,p. 546. Pennak RW 1978. Freshwater Invertebrates of the United States. John Wiley and Sons Inc, p. 80. Reinfelder JR, Wang WX, Luoma SN & Fisher NS 2013. Assimilation efficiencies and turnover rate of trace elements in marine bivalves: A comparison of oysters, clams and mussels. Marine Biology, 29(19): 443 – 452. Sharma S, Sudha D & Dave V 2013. Macroinvertebrate community diversity in relation to water quality status of KundaRiver (MP), India. Discovery Publication, 3(9): 40-46. Shuman MS, Smock LA &Haynie CL 1997. Metals in the water, sediments and biota of the Haw and new hope rivers, North Carolina. Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, School of Public Health University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, pp. 91-100. USEPA 2008. Progress in Water Quality: An evaluation of the national investment in municipal wastewater treatment. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington DC. EPA-832-R-00-008, p. 452.
