Biomonitoring of Non – Essential Heavy Metals Concentrations in the Tono Irrigation Dam Using Mussel Tissues

Aaron N. Aaron N.; D. Gyasi – Antwi; Rudolf A. Nyaaba

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Biomonitoring of Non – Essential Heavy Metals Concentrations in the Tono Irrigation Dam Using Mussel Tissues

Aaron N. Aaron N., D. Gyasi – Antwi, Rudolf A. Nyaaba

Published in American Journal of Environmental Protection (Volume 2, Issue 6)

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One of man’s worst endeavour to augment sustainable industrial development of water bodies is non – essential, highly – persistent, bio-accumulative and extremely toxic heavy metals contamination. After over three decades of continuous excessive use of xenobiotic chemicals in farming around the Tono irrigation dam, an effective modus operandi of monitoring the non – essential heavy metals concentrations is of utmost interest; thus the hub of this research work. Accumulation of As, Cd, Cr, Hg, Ni, Pb and Sb in the tissues of bivalves, Anodonta rugifera mussels were studied at various different hydrographical sampling locations of the water body at Tono irrigation dam. These concentrations were in the range of 0.39-4.00, 0.39-3.72, 1.08-2.04, 0.73-14.65, 3.57-9.13, 0.10-11.91 and 0.11-1.47 respectively. The overall mean concentration values of these metals were in the order Ni > Hg > Pb > Cr > Cd > As > Sb.

Published in	American Journal of Environmental Protection (Volume 2, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajep.20130206.11
Page(s)	121-127
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Keywords

Irrigation Dams, Heavy Metals, AAS Analysis, Mussels, Toxicity

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Aaron N. Aaron N.; D. Gyasi – Antwi; Rudolf A. Nyaaba. Biomonitoring of Non – Essential Heavy Metals Concentrations in the Tono Irrigation Dam Using Mussel Tissues. Am. J. Environ. Prot. 2013, 2(6), 121-127. doi: 10.11648/j.ajep.20130206.11

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Aaron N. Aaron N., D. Gyasi – Antwi, Rudolf A. Nyaaba. Biomonitoring of Non – Essential Heavy Metals Concentrations in the Tono Irrigation Dam Using Mussel Tissues. Am J Environ Prot. 2013;2(6):121-127. doi: 10.11648/j.ajep.20130206.11

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Aaron N. Aaron N.

Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University for Development Studies, Navrongo–Campus, Navrongo, Ghana
D. Gyasi – Antwi

Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University for Development Studies, Navrongo–Campus, Navrongo, Ghana
Rudolf A. Nyaaba

National Nuclear Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box AL 1, Legon – Accra, Ghana

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