Evaluation of Contamination and Accumulation of Heavy Metals in the Dhaleswari River Sediments, Bangladesh

Authors

  • Abdullah Al Mamun Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali-3814, Bangladesh
  • Protima Sarker Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali-3814, Bangladesh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6218-4912
  • Md. Shiblur Rahaman Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali-3814, Bangladesh
  • Mohammad Mahbub Kabir Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali-3814, Bangladesh
  • Masahiro Maruo University of Shiga Prefecture, 2500 Hassakacho, Hikone, Shiga 522-8533, Japan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/ije.v10i1.38399

Keywords:

Sediment Quality, Pollution Load Index, Geo-accumulation Index, Contamination Factor

Abstract

The Dhaleswari river is considered as one of the most important rivers of Bangladesh due to its geographical location and ecological services. The present study attempts to evaluate the degree of heavy metal pollution, contamination, and accumulative behavior in  the sediment of the Dhaleswari river. The sediment samples were collected from fifteen different locations of the Dhaleswari river. Heavy metals were analyzed using the Flame Atomic Spectrophotometer (FAAS). The mean concentrations of Zn, Cu, Cr, Pb and Cd were 131.9, 48.89, 43.16, 33.23 and 0.37 mgkg-1, respectively. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Sediment Quality Guideline, the sediment of most of the locations were not polluted for Pb and Cd. But S-11 location for Cd (0.8 mg kg-1) was highly polluted. For Cr, Cu and Zn, maximum locations were moderately polluted. Although the geo-accumulation index (Igeo) values of Dhaleswari river sediments showed almost no severe contamination for most of the sampling locations, the pollution load index (PLI) values showed that most of the sampling sites were contaminated for all heavy metals tested. Moreover, for all measured heavy metals, the mean Contamination Factor (CF) values indicated moderate pollution, except for Cr, which suggested low pollution. The Pearson’s correlation coefficient matrix among the selected heavy metals of Dhaleswari river sediment showed no significant correlation among each other. Therefore, regular monitoring of the heavy metal concentration of the Dhaleshwari river sediment from different location is necessary to identify the sources of pollution so that proper initiative could be taken to prevent heavy metal pollution.

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Author Biographies

Abdullah Al Mamun, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali-3814, Bangladesh

Department of Environmental Science and Disaster Management

Protima Sarker, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali-3814, Bangladesh

Department of Environmental Science and Disaster Management and School of Environmental Science, University of Shiga Prefecture, 2500 Hassakacho, Hikone, Shiga 522-8533, Japan

Md. Shiblur Rahaman, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali-3814, Bangladesh

Department of Environmental Science and Disaster Management and Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi-329-0498, Japan

Mohammad Mahbub Kabir, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali-3814, Bangladesh

Department of Environmental Science and Disaster Management and Research Cell, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali-3814, Bangladesh

Masahiro Maruo, University of Shiga Prefecture, 2500 Hassakacho, Hikone, Shiga 522-8533, Japan

School of Environmental Science

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Published

2021-07-23

How to Cite

Mamun, A. A., Sarker, P., Rahaman, M. S., Kabir, M. M., & Maruo, M. (2021). Evaluation of Contamination and Accumulation of Heavy Metals in the Dhaleswari River Sediments, Bangladesh. International Journal of Environment, 10(1), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.3126/ije.v10i1.38399

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