Open Access Open Access  Restricted Access Subscription or Fee Access

Assessment of Heavy Metals in Underground Water Situated at Automobile Workshops in Ede Metropolis

Adebayo E. Adeleke, Abel P. Onifade, Fanny C. Olowosaga, Adeyera A. Adegbite

Abstract


The study investigated the determination of heavy metals concentration (Co, Cd, Ni, Pb, and Cr) in underground water situated in auto-mobile workshops in Ede metropolis. Four different samples were collected, two from the auto-mobiles workshop while two were collected 50 meters away from the Auto-mobiles workshop in both local governments which served as control. The result was Cr 0.416–0.477 mg/L; Cd-0.018–0.040 mg/L; Pb-0.038–0.066 mg/L; Ni-0.042–0.052 mg/L; Co-0.043–0.200 mg/L. Cobalt has the highest concentration (0.200 mg/L) in Ede South and (0.216 mg/L) in Ede North local government. The sites studied had higher level of heavy metals contamination when compared with the control area and WHO standard, this showed that the well water in these study areas were not good for consumption and disposal of waste into open unoccupied land-dwelling and water body poses a lot of environmental risk.


Keywords


Physico-chemical properties, underground water, Heavy metals, Auto-mobiles workshop, Environmental.

Full Text:

PDF

References


Ekevwe, Ambrose E., and G.M. Bartholomew. Quantitative Investigation of Heavy Metals in Water Samples of River Jakara in Kano State of Nigeria. International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics 3 (2015): 257–259.

Aremu, M.O., et al. Physicochemical characteristics of stream, well and borehole water sources in Eggon, Nasarawa State, Nigeria. J Chem Soc Niger 36.1 (2011): 131–136.

Hornsby, A.G. Soil and water science. Retrieved May (2009).

Sidnei, M.T., et al. Seasonal variation of some limnological factors of Lagoa does Guarana, a Varzea lake of the Rio Paranana State of Mato Groso do Sul. Brazil. Rev. Hydrobiol 25.4 (1992): 269–276.

Yasuda, Masanori, Atsuo Miwa, and Masanobu Kitagawa. Morphometric studies of renal lesions in itai-itai disease: chronic cadmium nephropathy. Nephron 69.1 (1995): 14–19.

Adewoyin, O. A., A.T. Hassan, and A.A. Aladesida. The impacts of auto-mechanic workshops on soil and groundwater in Ibadan metropolis. African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 7.9 (2013): 891-898.

Okpanachi, Clifford Baba, et al. Evaluation of the Physicochemical Properties and Heavy Metal Level of Well Waters Within the Vicinity of Auto Mechanic Workshops in Gwagwalada Area Council, Abuja, Nigeria. FuwTrends in Science & Technology Journal, www.ftstjournal.com e-ISSN: 24085162; p-ISSN: 20485170; October 2018: Vol. 3 No. 2A pp. 513 -517.

Joseph, Adebayo Alaba, et al. Delineation of heavy metals in soils from auto− mechanic workshops within Okitipupa, Ondo State, Nigeria. Int. Res. J. Public Environ. Health 4 (2017):136-147.

Ajjabi, Leila Chebil, and Lassaad Chouba. Biosorption of Cu2+ and Zn2+ from aqueous solutions by dried marine green macroalga Chaetomorpha linum. Journal of environmental management 90.11 (2009): 3485–3489.

West, J. Jason, et al. Global health benefits of mitigating ozone pollution with methane emission controls. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103.11 (2006): 3988–3993.


Refbacks

  • There are currently no refbacks.