Research Journal of Environmental Sciences1819-34122151-8238Academic Journals Inc.10.3923/rjes.2014.422.434FentaMuluken Mekuyie8201488Textile industries contribute immensely to surface water deterioration and
are categorized among the most polluting in all industrial sectors. For this
reason, the heavy metals profiles of Hawassa Textile effluent along with Tikur
Wuha River and their accumulation in milk samples collected from cows watered
in this water source was assessed in Chafe and Dato Villages, Southern Ethiopia.
In the present study, water samples were collected from the textile factory
treatment ponds and Tikur Wuha River at different sampling site. Similarly,
fresh milk samples were collected from 15 cows watered in textile treatment
pond water and Tikur Wuha River, Chafe and 15 cows from Dato, relatively far
from textile industry. Metal levels in both water and milk samples were determined
using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer after wet digestion. The result shows
the mean concentrations in water samples collected from site S1, S2, S3 and
S4 to be 0.72, 0.652, 0.121 and 0.12 mg L-1, respectively for lead
metal, 0.135, 0.05, 0.124 and 0.132 mg L-1 for nickel, 0.023, 0.01,
0.014 and 0.02 mg L-1 for cadmium. The results further indicated
that the mean concentrations of Pb, Ni, Cd and Cr in milk samples collected
from Chafe were 0.8, 1.6, 0.2 and 0.2 mg L-1, respectively while
in samples from Dato village to be 0.4, 1.4, 0.1 and 0.8 mg L-1 in
the same order. It was therefore, implicated that textile effluent entering
Tikur Wuha River could cause toxic effects on consumers through food chain like
via milk consumption and decreases livestock productivity consuming this water
source and grazed around this area. It could also cause toxic effects on aquatic
species of the river. It was emphasized that using the water for irrigation
and water source for livestock in its present state is unsafe.]]>Admasu, E., B.S. Chandravanshi, T. Wondimu and G. Akalu,20052005Dawd, A.G., T.B. Gezmu and G.D. Haki,201211219Alais, C.,20003rd Edn.,Mammo, D.,20042004Enb, A., M.A. Abou Donia, N.S. Abd-Rabou, A.A.K. Abou-Arab and M.H. El-Senaity,20093268275EPA.,20032003Farid, S.M., M.A. Enani and S.A. Wajid,200415131140IDF.,19791979Kannan, V., R. Ramesh and C. Sasikumar,200526269272Karpel, J.T. and V.H. Peden,1972803236Licata, P., D. Trombetta, M. Cristani, F. Giofre, D. Martino, M. Calo and F. Naccari,20043016Mehennaoui, S., E. Charles, B. Joseph-Enriquez, M. Clauw and G.E. Milhaud,198830550555Ministry of Iraqi Health,19881988Tilahun, N.,2006Ogabiela, E.E., U.U. Udiba, O.B. Adesina, C. Hammuel and F.A. Ade-Ajayi et al.,20111533538Qin, L.Q., X.P. Wang, W. Li, X. Tong and W.J. Tong,200955300305Reilly, C.,19912nd Edn.,pp: 1-20pp: 1-20Farid, S. and M.K. Baloch,201223643Sangodoyin, A.Y.,199132431Sekhar, K.C., N.S. Chary, C.T. Kamala, J.V. Rao, V. Balaram and Y. Anjaneyulu,200329601611Simeonov, V., J.A. Stratis, C. Samara, G. Zachariadis and D. Voutsa et al.,20033741194124Tiecco, G.,20002000WHO.,19731973Desta, Z.,19971997Gebre-Mariam, Z. and Z. Desta,200225263274