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Risk Assessment of Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in Fish Samples from Otamiri River, Imo State, NigeriaBy Kelechi Emmanuel Onwuka, Okechukwu C. Atasie, Solomon O.E. Okereke, Nnamdi E. Enenwa, Ifeanyi A. Onuabuchi, Chibuike E. Osuigwe
Abstract: The presence of Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in water poses human and ecological health risks in Nigeria. Polychlorinated biphenyls present in three fish species (T. Zilli, E. Fimbriata and C. Nigrodigitatus), and its related health risk via consumption of fish from Otamiri river in Imo State Nigeria has been duly investigated in this study. A risk quotient (RQ) for fish consumption was applied to evaluate the related health risk. A total …
Published in International Journal of Green Chemistry · Vol. 8, Issue 2, 2022 · pp. 10–19 Read article →