Concentrations and Bioconcentration Factors of Heavy Metals in Tissues of Heteroclarias juveniles exposed to Dye Effluents Mixed with Orange Peel
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2025-06-30
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Department of Pure & Industrial Chemistry, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Abstract
: The ability of metals in dye effluents to persist in the water bodies and in tissues could induce
oxidative stress in fish. This paper therefore, investigate the concentrations and bio-concentration factors of heavy
metals (Fe, Zn, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, Cr) in tissues of Heteroclarias juveniles exposed to dye effluents fed orange peel (0.
5 and 10%) using appropriate standard methods. Highest concentrations of the heavy metals were recorded in tissues
of fish exposed to dye effluent fed 0% orange peel, while decrease in the concentration of the metals were shown in
group of fish exposed to dye effluent fed on 5% orange peel. The most highly (P < 0.05) concentrated metal is Fe
(16.986 ± 0.023) in the liver, while the least (P < 0.05) concentrated metal is Cr (0.128 ± 0.002) in the blood of dyeeffluent-exposed fish fed 0%. However, all the concentrated metals in the tissues were all above the maximum
permissible limits of World Health Organization standard, except in the blood and muscle with 0.128 of Cr and 0.272
of Pb. Dye-effluent-exposed fish showed highest bio concentration factors of 16.986, 12.102, 10.810, 9.798, 8.700 in
liver, blood, gill, kidney and GIT respectively and 9.001 in muscle. This indicates that, metals in dye effluent bio
concentrated in tissues of Heteroclarias, but 5% orange peel neutralized the metals. Dye effluent should therefore, be
treated before discharged into water bodies.