Monitoring of Heavy Metals in the complex

International E-publication: Publish Projects, Dissertation, Theses, Books, Souvenir, Conference Proceeding with ISBN. International E-Bulletin: Information/News regarding: Academics and Research

Monitoring of Heavy Metals in the complex "Nokouï¿½ lake - Cotonou and Porto-Novo lagoon" ecosystem during three years in the Republic of Benin

Author Affiliations

¹Laboratoire de Recherche en Biologie Appliquée (LARBA)
²Département de Génie de l’Environnement, Ecole Polytechnique d’Abomey-Calavi (EPAC), Université d’Abomey-Calavi (UAC), 01 BP 526, Cotonou, BENIN Département de Génie de l’Environnement, Ecole Polytechnique d’Abomey-Calavi (EPAC), Université d’Abomey-Calavi (UAC), 01 BP 2009, Cotonou, BENIN
³Institut National de recherches Agricoles du Bénin, 07 BP 265 Cotonou, BENIN
⁴Département de Biochimie et de Biologie Cellulaire, Faculté des Sciences et Technique (FAST) Université d’Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 526 Cotonou, BENIN

Res.J.chem.sci., Volume 3, Issue (5), Pages 12-18, May,18 (2013)

Abstract

Agricultural discharges and human activities affect complex "Nokoué lake, Cotonou and Porto-Novo lagoon ecosystems. This complex lagoon received effluent, sewage, municipal solid waste coming from neighboring cities. The present study aims to monitor heavy metals levels contamination in water, sediment and in aquatic species such as fish, oysters and shrimp during three years in twelve areas along the complex lake and lagoons. An atomic absorption spectrophotometer was used to measure heavy metals such as lead, cadmium, zinc and mercury. Analyses were done every year during three years. Water, sediment and aquatic species collected in the complex ecosystem are contaminated by zinc, cadmium, mercury, and lead with various levels varying according to years. It is important to take appropriate measures to limit the input of pollutants from human activities.

References

Lalèyè P., Chikou A., Philippart J.C., Teugels G., Vanderwalle P., Etude de la diversité ichtyologique du bassin du fleuve Ouémé au Bénin (Afrique de l’ouest), Cybium,28, 329-39 (2004)
Yehouenou A., Pazou E., Boko M., Van Gestel C.A.M., Ahissou H., Akpona S., Van Hattum B., Swart K., Van Straalen N.M., Organochlorine and Organophosphorous pesticide residues in the Ouémé River catchment in the Republic of Benin, Environment International,32, 616-623 (2006a)
Direction des pêches, Rapport annuel d’activité. Ministère de l’Agriculture de l’élevage et de la pêche, Bénin (2000)
Lalèyè P., Niyonkuru C., Moreau J., Teugels G.G. Spatial and seasonal distribution of the ichtyofauna of lake Nokoué Bénin, West Africa, African Journal of Aquatic Sciences,28(2), 151-161 (2003)
Roche H., Tidou A. and Persic A., Organochlorine pesticides and biomarker responses in two fishes Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) and Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (Lacepède, 1803) and an invertebrate, Macrobrachium vollenhovenii (Herklot, 1857)
from the Lake Taabo (Côte d’Ivoire), Journal of Applied Sciences,, 3860-3869 (2007)
Subasinghe R.P., Barg U., Philipps M.J., Bartley D. and Tacon A., Aquatic animal health management: Investment opportunities within developing countries, Journal of applied ichthyology, 14(3-4), 123-129 (1998)
Biney C., Calamary D., Maembe T.W., Naeve H., Nyakageni B. et Saad Mah,- Etude des métaux lourds In: Calamari D et Naeve H. Revue de la pollution dans l'environnement aquatique africain, Document technique du CPCA n°25, FAO, Rome, 129 pages (1994)
FAO, Guide d’identification des espèces pour les besoins de la pêche. Méditerranée et mer noire-Zone de pêche 37, vol 2, Rome, Italie (1987)
Chambers J.M., Freeny A. and Heiberger R.M., Analysis of variance; designed experiments. Chapter 4 and 5 of Statistical Models in S eds J. M. Chambers and T.J. Hastie, Wadsworth & Brooks/Cole (1992)
Krzanowski W.J., Principles of Multivariate Analysis, A User's Perspective, Oxford (1988)
Hollander Myles and Douglas A., Wolfe Nonparametric Statistical Methods, 2nd Edition, New York: John Wiley & Sons (1999)
WHO Chemical Fact Sheets of the International Programme on Chemical Safety (ICPS) of the World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva, www.who.int/entity/water-sanitation-health/dwq/en/gdwq 3_12 .pdf (consulted 9th December 2012) (2004)
Directive 76/464/CEE, de la Commission Européenne sur les substances dangereuses (2000)
Lawani B.L., Etude de la pollution des eaux, des sédiments et des crevettes du lac Nokoué par les métaux lourds (Pb, Cd, Zn, Fe) au Bénin. Mémoire DESS/AGRN/FSA/UAC, Abomey-Calavi, Bénin, 81p (2007)
Gandi K., Tomety-Mensah F., Amey Apoh Y., Edorh P., Distribution, biodisponibilité et bioaccumulation des métaux lourds dans le système lagunaire de Lomé, J. Rech. Sci. Univ., Lomé (Togo), Série A, 9(1), 67-81 (2007)

[ref1] Lalèyè P., Chikou A., Philippart J.C., Teugels G., Vanderwalle P., Etude de la diversité ichtyologique du bassin du fleuve Ouémé au Bénin (Afrique de l’ouest), Cybium,28, 329-39 (2004)

[ref2] Yehouenou A., Pazou E., Boko M., Van Gestel C.A.M., Ahissou H., Akpona S., Van Hattum B., Swart K., Van Straalen N.M., Organochlorine and Organophosphorous pesticide residues in the Ouémé River catchment in the Republic of Benin, Environment International,32, 616-623 (2006a)

[ref3] Direction des pêches, Rapport annuel d’activité. Ministère de l’Agriculture de l’élevage et de la pêche, Bénin (2000)

[ref4] Lalèyè P., Niyonkuru C., Moreau J., Teugels G.G. Spatial and seasonal distribution of the ichtyofauna of lake Nokoué Bénin, West Africa, African Journal of Aquatic Sciences,28(2), 151-161 (2003)

[ref5] Roche H., Tidou A. and Persic A., Organochlorine pesticides and biomarker responses in two fishes Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) and Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (Lacepède, 1803) and an invertebrate, Macrobrachium vollenhovenii (Herklot, 1857)

[ref6] from the Lake Taabo (Côte d’Ivoire), Journal of Applied Sciences,, 3860-3869 (2007)

[ref7] Subasinghe R.P., Barg U., Philipps M.J., Bartley D. and Tacon A., Aquatic animal health management: Investment opportunities within developing countries, Journal of applied ichthyology, 14(3-4), 123-129 (1998)

[ref8] Biney C., Calamary D., Maembe T.W., Naeve H., Nyakageni B. et Saad Mah,- Etude des métaux lourds In: Calamari D et Naeve H. Revue de la pollution dans l'environnement aquatique africain, Document technique du CPCA n°25, FAO, Rome, 129 pages (1994)

[ref9] FAO, Guide d’identification des espèces pour les besoins de la pêche. Méditerranée et mer noire-Zone de pêche 37, vol 2, Rome, Italie (1987)

[ref10] Chambers J.M., Freeny A. and Heiberger R.M., Analysis of variance; designed experiments. Chapter 4 and 5 of Statistical Models in S eds J. M. Chambers and T.J. Hastie, Wadsworth & Brooks/Cole (1992)

[ref11] Krzanowski W.J., Principles of Multivariate Analysis, A User's Perspective, Oxford (1988)

[ref12] Hollander Myles and Douglas A., Wolfe Nonparametric Statistical Methods, 2nd Edition, New York: John Wiley & Sons (1999)

[ref13] WHO Chemical Fact Sheets of the International Programme on Chemical Safety (ICPS) of the World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva, www.who.int/entity/water-sanitation-health/dwq/en/gdwq 3_12 .pdf (consulted 9th December 2012) (2004)

[ref14] Directive 76/464/CEE, de la Commission Européenne sur les substances dangereuses (2000)

[ref15] Lawani B.L., Etude de la pollution des eaux, des sédiments et des crevettes du lac Nokoué par les métaux lourds (Pb, Cd, Zn, Fe) au Bénin. Mémoire DESS/AGRN/FSA/UAC, Abomey-Calavi, Bénin, 81p (2007)

[ref16] Gandi K., Tomety-Mensah F., Amey Apoh Y., Edorh P., Distribution, biodisponibilité et bioaccumulation des métaux lourds dans le système lagunaire de Lomé, J. Rech. Sci. Univ., Lomé (Togo), Série A, 9(1), 67-81 (2007)