Naseem Akhtar
Department of Environmental Biology, Quiad-I-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Tahira Ahmad
Department of Environmental Biology, Quiad-I-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
M. Gulfraz
Department of Biochemistry, Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan
R. Khanum
Department of Plant Ecology, Division of Botanical Sciences, Pakistan Museum of Natural History, Garden
Avenue, Shakerparian, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
ABSTRACT
A study was conducted to assess the level of heavy and trace metals in water and fish caught from Soan and Korang rivers located in the surrounding of Rawalpindi and Islamabad areas. Results indicates that the higher concentrations of metals like Cd, Cr, Cu Zn and Fe were present not only in river waters but also in muscles, livers and gills of various fish species surviving in these rivers. Therefore on basis of results obtained it is predicted that if present trend of metal pollution will continue then in future our drinking water will also get more than enough metals. The input concentrations of heavy and trace metals in the drinking water or in the food adversely effects on various organs of humans and animals.
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Naseem Akhtar, Tahira Ahmad, M. Gulfraz and R. Khanum, 2005. Adverse Effects of Metal Ions Pollution on Aquatic Biota and Seasonal Variations. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 8: 1086-1089.
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2005.1086.1089
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjbs.2005.1086.1089
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2005.1086.1089
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjbs.2005.1086.1089
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