Accumulation of Heavy Metals in Water and Sediments of Different Lakes of Matlab Uttar Upazila of Chandpur District, Bangladesh

Abstract

Contamination of heavy metals in the aquatic environment has been considered a global crisis due to their indestructible, toxic, and persistent characters. To evaluate the level of contamination of different lakes of Matlab Uttar Upazila of Chandpur district in Bangladesh, this study was conducted estimating the concentration of worldwide alarming heavy metals (i.e. Pb, Cd, Cr, Cu, As, Zn, and Fe) in both surface water and sediments. The concentrations of the selected metals were determined by atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS). The obtained results indicated that metal concentrations were higher in sediment samples than in the lake water samples. In both cases, the concentration of Fe was maximum whereas Zn and Cd were found in the lowest amount in water and sediment samples, respectively. Almost all the selected metals in water were found lower than the maximum permitted concentrations of drinking water standards proposed by Bangladesh Standard (DOE, 2002), EC (1998), WHO (2004), and USEPA (2009) excepting Fe in all the lake water and Pb in Borokinachok lake water suggested that the examined lake water samples were not fully safe for daily activities, though these lake water can be used for irrigation purposes as they retain standards. In sediment samples analysis, the concentrations of studied heavy metals followed the order of Fe> Zn> Pb> Cu> Cr>As>Cd. Comparing with the sediment quality guidelines of USEPA, it was found that the collected sediments were not polluted for Zn and Cd whereas concentrations of some metals (As, Cr, Cu, and Pb) in different sediments indicated moderate to a high level of pollution. From the overall findings, it can be proposed that the selected lakes of Matlab Uttar Upazila of Chandpur district were contaminated and might pose an adverse effect on the ecology of the studied lakes.

Keywords

• Heavy metals
• Water
• Sediments
• AAS
• Contamination
• Lake
• Chandpur
• Bangladesh

Supporting Institution

Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission

Project Number

N/A

Thanks

The authors are grateful to Agrochemical and Environmental Research Division, Institute of Food and Radiation Biology, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission for giving permission to use the laboratory facilities and their kind cooperation during the present study.

References

1. Abdelmalek, F., Ouddane, B., & Addou, A. (2006). Assessment of the Sediments Contamination by Heavy Metals of the Cheliff River, Algeria.
2. Ahmad, M., Islam, S., Rahman, S., Haque, M., & Islam, M. (2010). Heavy metals in water, sediment and some fishes of Buriganga River, Bangladesh.
3. Aktaruzzaman, M., Chowdhury, M., Fardous, Z., Alam, M., Hossain, M., & Fakhruddin, A. (2014). Ecological risk posed by heavy metals contamination of ship breaking yards in Bangladesh.
4. Al-Yousuf, M., El-Shahawi, M., & Al-Ghais, S. (2000). Trace metals in liver, skin and muscle of Lethrinus lentjan fish species in relation to body length and sex. Science of the total environment, 256(2-3), 87-94.
5. ALAM, A. S., ISLAM, M. A., & RAHMAN, M. A. (2003). Comparative study of the toxic metals and non-metal status in the major river system of Bangladesh.
6. Alam, M., Snow, E., & Tanaka, A. (2003). Arsenic and heavy metal contamination of vegetables grown in Samta village, Bangladesh. Science of the total environment, 308(1-3), 83-96.
7. Ali, M. M., Ali, M. L., Islam, M. S., & Rahman, M. Z. (2016). Preliminary assessment of heavy metals in water and sediment of Karnaphuli River, Bangladesh. Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management, 5, 27-35.
8. Aremu, M., Atolaiye, B., Shagye, D., & Moumouni, A. (2007). Determination of trace metals in Tilapia zilli and Clarias lazera fishes associated with water and soil sediment from River Nasarawa in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Multi. Res, 3(1), 159-168.

9. Arshad, M., & Shakoor, A. (2017). Irrigation Water Quality. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research, 31(2), 102-123.
10. Ayas, Z., Ekmekci, G., Yerli, S. V., & Ozmen, M. (2007). Heavy metal accumulation in water, sediments and fishes of Nallihan Bird Paradise, Turkey. Journal of Environmental Biology, 28(3), 545-549.
11. Bai, J., Cui, B., Chen, B., Zhang, K., Deng, W., Gao, H., et al. (2011). Spatial distribution and ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in surface sediments from a typical plateau lake wetland, China. Ecological Modelling, 222(2), 301-306.
12. Balkis, N., Aksu, A., Okuş, E., & Apak, R. (2010). Heavy metal concentrations in water, suspended matter, and sediment from Gökova Bay, Turkey. Environmental monitoring and assessment, 167(1), 359-370.
13. Banu, Z., Chowdhury, M. S. A., Hossain, M. D., & Nakagami, K. i. (2013). Contamination and ecological risk assessment of heavy metal in the sediment of Turag River, Bangladesh: an index analysis approach.
14. Barmon, P., Islam, M., & Kabir, M. (2018). Physicochemical Parameters and Heavy Metal Concentration in Water at the Mokesh Beel of Bangladesh. Journal of Environmental Science and Natural Resources, 11(1-2), 1-8.
15. Bhuyan, M. S., Bakar, M. A., Akhtar, A., Hossain, M. B., Ali, M. M., & Islam, M. S. (2017). Heavy metal contamination in surface water and sediment of the Meghna River, Bangladesh. Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management, 8, 273-279.
16. Burchettt, M. (2000). Cellular distribution of Cu, Pb, and Zn in the Grey Mangrove Avicemnia marina (Forsk.). Vierh Aquatic Botanic, 68, 45-59.
17. Calmano, W., Ahlf, W., & Förstner, U. (1990). Exchange of heavy metals between sediment components and water Metal speciation in the environment (pp. 503-522): Springer.
18. Collinson, C. W., & Shimp, N. F. (1972). Trace elements in bottom sediments from upper Peoria Lake, middle Illinois River: a pilot project. Environmental geology no. 056. Cos, P., Vlietinck, A. J., Berghe, D. V., & Maes, L. (2006). Anti-infective potential of natural products: how to develop a stronger in vitro ‘proof-of-concept’. Journal of ethnopharmacology, 106(3), 290-302.
19. Datta, D. K., & Subramanian, V. (1998). Distribution and fractionation of heavy metals in the surface sediments of the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system in the Bengal basin. Environmental geology, 36(1), 93-101.
20. Dauvalter, V., & Rognerud, S. (2001). Heavy metal pollution in sediments of the Pasvik River drainage. Chemosphere, 42(1), 9-18.
21. Duraipandiyan, V., Ayyanar, M., & Ignacimuthu, S. (2006). Antimicrobial activity of some ethnomedicinal plants used by Paliyar tribe from Tamil Nadu, India. BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 6(1), 35.
22. Ekeanyanwu, C., Ogbuinyi, C., & Etienajirhevwe, O. (2010). Trace metals distribution in fish tissues, bottom sediments and water from Okumeshi River in Delta State, Nigeria. Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management, 3(3).
23. Fang, Y., Sun, X., Yang, W., Ma, N., Xin, Z., Fu, J., et al. (2014). Concentrations and health risks of lead, cadmium, arsenic, and mercury in rice and edible mushrooms in China. Food chemistry, 147, 147-151.
24. Farkas, A., Erratico, C., & Vigano, L. (2007). Assessment of the environmental significance of heavy metal pollution in surficial sediments of the River Po. Chemosphere, 68(4), 761-768.
25. Fu, J., Zhao, C., Luo, Y., Liu, C., Kyzas, G. Z., Luo, Y., et al. (2014). Heavy metals in surface sediments of the Jialu River, China: their relations to environmental factors. Journal of hazardous materials, 270, 102-109.
26. Gaur, V. K., Gupta, S. K., Pandey, S., Gopal, K., & Misra, V. (2005a). Distribution of heavy metals in sediment and water of river Gomti. Environmental monitoring and assessment, 102(1-3), 419-433.
27. Gaur, V. K., Gupta, S. K., Pandey, S., Gopal, K., & Misra, V. (2005b). Distribution of heavy metals in sediment and water of river Gomti. Environmental monitoring and assessment, 102(1), 419-433.
28. Gupta, A., Rai, D. K., Pandey, R. S., & Sharma, B. (2009). Analysis of some heavy metals in the riverine water, sediments and fish from river Ganges at Allahabad. Environmental monitoring and assessment, 157(1), 449-458.
29. Hasan, M. K., Shahriar, A., & Jim, K. U. (2019). Water pollution in Bangladesh and its impact on public health. Heliyon, 5(8), e02145.
30. Hasan, S. J., Tanu, M. B., Haidar, M. I., Ahmed, T., & Rubel, A. S. A. (2015). Physico-chemical characteristics and accumulation of heavy metals in water and sediments of the river Dakatia, Bangladesh. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies, 2(5), 300-304.
31. Huang, X., Hu, J., Li, C., Deng, J., Long, J., & Qin, F. (2009). Heavy-metal pollution and potential ecological risk assessment of sediments from Baihua Lake, Guizhou, PR China. International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 19(6), 405-419.
32. Islam, M. S., Ahmed, M. K., Habibullah-Al-Mamun, M., & Hoque, M. F. (2015). Preliminary assessment of heavy metal contamination in surface sediments from a river in Bangladesh. Environmental earth sciences, 73(4), 1837-1848.
33. Islam, M. S., Ahmed, M. K., Raknuzzaman, M., Habibullah-Al-Mamun, M., & Islam, M. K. (2015). Heavy metal pollution in surface water and sediment: a preliminary assessment of an urban river in a developing country. Ecological indicators, 48, 282-291.
34. Islam, R., Al Foisal, J., Rahman, M., Lisa, L. A., & Paul, D. K. (2016). Pollution assessment and heavy metal determination by AAS in waste water collected from Kushtia industrial zone in Bangladesh. African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 10(1), 9-17.
35. Ixtaina, V. Y., Vega, A., Nolasco, S. M., Tomás, M. C., Gimeno, M., Bárzana, E., et al. (2010). Supercritical carbon dioxide extraction of oil from Mexican chia seed (Salvia hispanica L.): Characterization and process optimization. The Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 55(1), 192-199.
36. Karageorgis, A., Nikolaidis, N., Karamanos, H., & Skoulikidis, N. (2003). Water and sediment quality assessment of the Axios River and its coastal environment. Continental Shelf Research, 23(17-19), 1929-1944.
37. Karbassi, A., Monavari, S., Bidhendi, G. R. N., Nouri, J., & Nematpour, K. (2008). Metal pollution assessment of sediment and water in the Shur River. Environmental monitoring and assessment, 147(1), 107-116.
38. Kibria, G., Hossain, M. M., Mallick, D., Lau, T. C., & Wu, R. (2016). Monitoring of metal pollution in waterways across Bangladesh and ecological and public health implications of pollution. Chemosphere, 165, 1-9.
39. Lawson, E. (2011). Physico-chemical parameters and heavy metal contents of water from the mangrove swamps of Lagos Lagoon, Lagos, Nigeria. Advances in biological research, 5(1), 8-21.
40. Liu, C., Xu, J., Liu, C., Zhang, P., & Dai, M. (2009). Heavy metals in the surface sediments in Lanzhou Reach of Yellow River, China. Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology, 82(1), 26-30.
41. MacDonald, D. D., Ingersoll, C. G., & Berger, T. (2000). Development and evaluation of consensus-based sediment quality guidelines for freshwater ecosystems. Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology, 39(1), 20-31.
42. Mendil, D., Ünal, Ö. F., Tüzen, M., & Soylak, M. (2010). Determination of trace metals in different fish species and sediments from the River Yeşilırmak in Tokat, Turkey. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 48(5), 1383-1392.
43. Mohuya, F. A., Bhuiyan, R. H., & Hoque, S. (2010). Heavy metal contamination in Gulshan-Baridhara lake, Dhaka. Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences, 19(1), 53-61.
44. Mokaddes, M., Nahar, B., & Baten, M. (2012). Status of heavy metal contaminations of lake water of Dhaka Metropolitan City. Journal of Environmental Science and Natural Resources, 5(2), 345-348.
45. Mucha, A. P., Vasconcelos, M. T. S., & Bordalo, A. A. (2003). Macrobenthic community in the Douro estuary: relations with trace metals and natural sediment characteristics. Environmental pollution, 121(2), 169-180.
46. Nazir, R., Khan, M., Masab, M., Rehman, H. U., Rauf, N. U., Shahab, S., et al. (2015). Accumulation of heavy metals (Ni, Cu, Cd, Cr, Pb, Zn, Fe) in the soil, water and plants and analysis of physico-chemical parameters of soil and water collected from Tanda Dam Kohat. Journal of pharmaceutical sciences and research, 7(3), 89.
47. Ntakirutimana, T., Du, G., Guo, J.-s., Gao, X., & Huang, L. (2013). Pollution and Potential Ecological Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in a Lake. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 22(4).
48. Odiete, W. (1999). Environmental physiology of animals and pollution. Diversified Resources Ltd., Lagos, 261pp.
49. Ogunfowokan, A., Adenuga, A., Torto, N., & Okoh, E. (2008). Heavy metals pollution in a sewage treatment oxidation pond and the receiving stream of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Nigeria. Environmental monitoring and assessment, 143(1-3), 25-41.
50. Olivares-Rieumont, S., De la Rosa, D., Lima, L., Graham, D. W., Katia, D., Borroto, J., et al. (2005). Assessment of heavy metal levels in Almendares River sediments—Havana City, Cuba. Water Research, 39(16), 3945-3953.
51. Onjefu, S. A., Kgabi, N., & Taole, S. (2016). Heavy metal seasonal distribution in shore sediment samples along the coastline of Erongo Region, western Namibia. European Journal of Scientific Research, 139(1), 49-63.
52. Oyen, L., & Dung, N. X. (1999). Plant resources of South-East Asia (Vol. 19): Backhuys Publ.
53. Rahman, M. S., Saha, N., & Molla, A. H. (2014). Potential ecological risk assessment of heavy metal contamination in sediment and water body around Dhaka export processing zone, Bangladesh. Environmental earth sciences, 71(5), 2293-2308.
54. Rahman, M. T., Rahman, M. S., Quraishi, S., Ahmad, J., Choudhury, T., & Mottaleb, M. (2011). Distribution of heavy metals in water and sediments in Passur River, Sundarban Mangrove Forest, Bangladesh. Journal of International Environmental Application & Science, 6(4), 537-546.
55. Rahman, S. L. (2020). Comparative Study on the Physico-Chemical and Biological Diversity of two Urban Lakes of Dhaka City. University of Dhaka.
56. Renner, R. (2004). Arsenic and lead leach out of popular fertilizer: ACS Publications.
57. Saha, P., & Hossain, M. (2011). Assessment of heavy metal contamination and sediment quality in the Buriganga River, Bangladesh. Paper presented at the Proceeding: 2nd International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology. IPCBEE, Singapore.
58. Salati, S., & Moore, F. (2010). Assessment of heavy metal concentration in the Khoshk River water and sediment, Shiraz, Southwest Iran. Environmental monitoring and assessment, 164(1), 677-689.
59. Singare, P., Talpade, M., Dagli, D., & Bhawe, V. (2013). Heavy metal content in water of Bhavan's College Lake of Andheri, Mumbai. International Letters of Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy, 8(2), 94-104.
60. Singh, K. P., Malik, A., Sinha, S., Singh, V. K., & Murthy, R. C. (2005). Estimation of source of heavy metal contamination in sediments of Gomti River (India) using principal component analysis. Water, air, and soil pollution, 166(1-4), 321-341.
61. Soto, C., Chamy, R., & Zuniga, M. (2007). Enzymatic hydrolysis and pressing conditions effect on borage oil extraction by cold pressing. Food chemistry, 102(3), 834-840.
62. Steinnes, E. (1990). Lead, cadmium and other metals in Scandinavian surface waters, with emphasis on acidification and atmospheric deposition. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry: An International Journal, 9(7), 825-831.
63. Sultan, K., & Shazili, N. A. (2009). Distribution and geochemical baselines of major, minor and trace elements in tropical topsoils of the Terengganu River basin, Malaysia. Journal of geochemical exploration, 103(2-3), 57-68.
64. Suthar, S., Nema, A. K., Chabukdhara, M., & Gupta, S. K. (2009). Assessment of metals in water and sediments of Hindon River, India: impact of industrial and urban discharges. Journal of hazardous materials, 171(1-3), 1088-1095.
65. Thomilson, D., Wilson, D., Harris, C., & Jeffrey, D. (1980). Problem in heavy metals in estuaries and the formation of pollution index. Hel WissMeeresunlter, 33(1-4), 566-575.
66. Tuzen, M. (2009). Toxic and essential trace elemental contents in fish species from the Black Sea, Turkey. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 47(8), 1785-1790.
67. Varol, M., & Şen, B. (2012). Assessment of nutrient and heavy metal contamination in surface water and sediments of the upper Tigris River, Turkey. Catena, 92, 1-10.
68. Woitke, P., Wellmitz, J., Helm, D., Kube, P., Lepom, P., & Litheraty, P. (2003). Analysis and assessment of heavy metal pollution in suspended solids and sediments of the river Danube. Chemosphere, 51(8), 633-642.
69. Wu, W., Li, K., Wang, G., & Zheng, Z. (2012). Evaluation of heavy metal pollution in river sediment: A comparative case study in Tanjiang River. Environmental Science & Technology (China), 35(9), 143-149.
70. Yang, Z., Wang, Y., Shen, Z., Niu, J., & Tang, Z. (2009). Distribution and speciation of heavy metals in sediments from the mainstream, tributaries, and lakes of the Yangtze River catchment of Wuhan, China. Journal of hazardous materials, 166(2-3), 1186-1194.