Article Information:
Preliminary Studies on Bioconcentration of Heavy Metals in Nile Tilapia from Tono Irrigation Facility
Apori Ntiforo Sam-Quarcoo Dotse and Maxwell Anim-Gyampo
Corresponding Author: Apori Ntiforo
Key words: Accumulation , contaminant, heavy metals, irrigation facility, NAA, tilapia, tono
Vol. 4 , (23): 5040-5047 |
| Submitted |
Accepted |
Published |
| March 16, 2012 |
April 08, 2012 |
December 01, 2012 |
The present study has identified and measured the concentrations of heavy metals in the body tissue
of Nile Tilapia from the Tono Irrigation facility located in the Kassena-Nankana East District of the Upper East
Region of Ghana. Using Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA), Arsenic, Cadmium, Chromium, Copper, Iron,
Manganese, Nickel, Vanadium and Zinc were identified and their mean concentrations were 0.23, 0.02, 0.2,
1.03, 45.95, 19, 0.21, 0.27 and 12.76 :g/g, respectively. The order of mean concentration of heavy metals in
fish samples was Cd |
Cite this Reference:
Apori Ntiforo Sam-Quarcoo Dotse and Maxwell Anim-Gyampo, 2012. Preliminary Studies on Bioconcentration of Heavy Metals in Nile Tilapia from Tono Irrigation Facility.
Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology, 4(23): 5040-5047. |
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