ABSTRACT
Macrophytes such as Eichhornia crassipes and Pistia stratiotes are known bioaccumulators found in the Ologe Lagoon which receives effluents mainly from Agbara Industrial Estate. However, the mechanism of heavy metal bioaccumulation by these macrophytes has not been fully understood. This study was designed to determine the mechanism of heavy metal bioaccumulation and model the phytoremediation capabilities of the macrophytes.
Five sampling stations: Owo (before the point of discharge of effluent as control), Agbara, Otto Jetty, Morogbo and Etegbin (after the point of effluent discharge) were selected for the study. Water samples, sediments, E. crassipes and P. stratiotes were collected using standard procedures in these stations from July, 2013 to December, 2014 from the lagoon and analysed for heavy metals using standard methods. Temperature, pH, Conductivity, Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), and Dissolved Oxygen (DO) were determined according to APHA methods. Selected heavy metals: Zn, Fe, Cu, Pb and Cd in water, sediments and the two macrophytes were determined in accordance with FAO/SIDA method
NDIMELE, C (2021). MODELLING OF HEAVY METAL BIOACCUMULATION OF Eichhornia crassipes [MART.] SOLMS AND Pistia stratiotes L. IN OLOGE LAGOON, LAGOS, NIGERIA. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/modelling-of-heavy-metal-bioaccumulation-of-eichhornia-crassipes-mart-solms-and-pistia-stratiotes-l-in-ologe-lagoon-lagos-nigeria-3
NDIMELE, Chinatu "MODELLING OF HEAVY METAL BIOACCUMULATION OF Eichhornia crassipes [MART.] SOLMS AND Pistia stratiotes L. IN OLOGE LAGOON, LAGOS, NIGERIA" Afribary. Afribary, 18 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/modelling-of-heavy-metal-bioaccumulation-of-eichhornia-crassipes-mart-solms-and-pistia-stratiotes-l-in-ologe-lagoon-lagos-nigeria-3. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
NDIMELE, Chinatu . "MODELLING OF HEAVY METAL BIOACCUMULATION OF Eichhornia crassipes [MART.] SOLMS AND Pistia stratiotes L. IN OLOGE LAGOON, LAGOS, NIGERIA". Afribary, Afribary, 18 May. 2021. Web. 26 Apr. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/modelling-of-heavy-metal-bioaccumulation-of-eichhornia-crassipes-mart-solms-and-pistia-stratiotes-l-in-ologe-lagoon-lagos-nigeria-3 >.
NDIMELE, Chinatu . "MODELLING OF HEAVY METAL BIOACCUMULATION OF Eichhornia crassipes [MART.] SOLMS AND Pistia stratiotes L. IN OLOGE LAGOON, LAGOS, NIGERIA" Afribary (2021). Accessed April 26, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/modelling-of-heavy-metal-bioaccumulation-of-eichhornia-crassipes-mart-solms-and-pistia-stratiotes-l-in-ologe-lagoon-lagos-nigeria-3