Determination of Heavy Metals from River Benue around the Makurdi Metropolis

Water sample were collected from river Benue in five different locations: River MU (A), UAM water works (B), Coca-Cola/Brewery (C), River Agaba (D) and Wildlife Zoo (E). All the five sampling stations are located upstream of the river within Makurdi town. Six heavy metals: Pb, Zn, Mn, Fe, Cu, and Cd were analysed by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS). The concentration of Zn, Mn and Cu fall within the acceptable limit while that of Fe, Cd and Pb were found to be higher than the maximum accepted limit. The order was Fe>Pb>Cd, with Fe been highest in Coca-Cola Pb and Cd were highest in UAM water work. Ezekiel Gube Ibrahim | Nathaniel Yakubu | Eneji Ishaq"Determination of Heavy Metals from River Benue around the Makurdi Metropolis " Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-1 | Issue-5 , August 2017, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd2357.pdf http://www.ijtsrd.com/chemistry/environmental-chemistry/2357/determination-of-heavy-metals-from-river-benue-around-the-makurdi-metropolis-/ezekiel-gube-ibrahim