January 2012

Assessment of exposure risk to lead and cadmium via fish consumption in the lacusrian village of Ganvié in Benin republic

  The assessment of exposure risk related to lead and cadmium via fish consumption was conducted consecutively to the extent of the high level of pollution of the aquatic system of lacustrian village of Ganvié by recent studies. The evaluation was performed in adults and children by computing daily dose of exposure (DDE) by crossing the average levels of contamination of fish with lead and cadmium with...

Author(s): HOUNKPATIN Armelle S. Y., EDORH A. Patrick, SALIFOU Sahidou, GNANDI Kissao, KOUMOLOU Luc, , AGBANDJI Lucien, AISSI K. Alain, GOUISSI Modest and BOKOMichel

January 2012

Potential climate effects on nitrogen eco-toxicology of freshwater Lake, Victoria

  Lake Victoria has experienced changes that include introduction of alien species, over exploitation of fish, eutrophication and climate change. This review is a scenario of nitrogen cycle acceleration resulting in retention above the total inflow and the potential effect of climate on the N cycle. Excess nitrogen is attributed to nitrogen fixation, algal proliferation and decomposition. The nitrogen...

Author(s): Opio Alfonse