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Vol. 7, Issue 1 (2019)

Chemical pollution of the waters and sediments of the Aplahoue agricultural production zone in Benin


Author(s): José Papin Mehounou, Rock Modéran Toklo, Jacques K Fatombi, Antoine Sokènou Houngbo, Serge Freddy Senou, Nikita Topanou and Roger Gérard Josse

Abstract: Parameters such as Total Organic Carbon, nitrate ion, nitrite ion and metals were determined according to conventional methods of chemistry in our different laboratories. The following average concentrations were obtained in the waters: total organic carbon (5.44 mg / L at 12.59 mg / L); nitrate ion (12mg / L at 70mg / L); the nitrite ion (0.2 mg / L to 1.2 mg / L); ortho-phosphate (0.07 mg / L to 1.4 mg / L); Chromium (2μg / L at 15.21μg / L); Copper (2 μg / L at 5.6 μg / L); Arsenic (2.1 μg / L at 17.2 μg / L) and Cadmium (0.9 μg / L at 8.26 μg / L); Aluminum (8.67μg / L at 15μg / L); potassium (9.9 μg / L at 22.11 μg / L); Lead (1.35μg / L at 11.02μg / L). For sediments, the following assessment values were obtained after calculating the Enrichment Factor (EF) and the Geoaccumulation Index (I-geo): for EF (1.07 to 10.0), 56) and I-geo (2.22 to 8.70).

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Total organic carbon content in water samples.
Fig. 1: Total organic carbon content in water samples.

Spatial variation of ammonium ion concentrations in water samples.
Fig. 2: Spatial variation of ammonium ion concentrations in water samples.

Spatial variation of different concentrations of nitrate ion in water samples
Fig. 3: Spatial variation of different concentrations of nitrate ion in water samples

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José Papin Mehounou, Rock Modéran Toklo, Jacques K Fatombi, Antoine Sokènou Houngbo, Serge Freddy Senou, Nikita Topanou, Roger Gérard Josse. Chemical pollution of the waters and sediments of the Aplahoue agricultural production zone in Benin. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(1):983-987.
 

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