Abstract

This study assessed the risk of toxic metals in water from artificial fishponds in Makurdi. Water samples were collected from nine sampling sites; earthen pond, concrete and other fishponds and treated using Standard Laboratory Methods. The toxic metals including Zn, Mn, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Cd were analysed in water, using AAS across the nine fishponds in the study area and found to be present except Ni and Pb which were absent in all the sampling points. The analysed results were subjected to World Health Organization (2020) permissible limits for aquatic water quality.