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Effects of industrial
paint effluents on
water quality and fungi
associated with Clarias
gariepinus
Orimoloye Adedolapo Mary
Federal University of Technology,
Nigeria
Paints effluents contain
a complex mixture of
chemicals which may have
potential threats to biota. The
present study was carried out
to assess the potential impacts
of paint effluents entering
the aquatic environment. The
paint effluents were collected
directly from a paint industry
in Lagos from the releasing
tank into a sterile bottle. The
heavy metals present in the
paint effluent include lead
(0.34±0.01ppm) and zinc
(1.20±0.01ppm). Twenty
liters of water was used in the
aquaria and concentration
of the toxicant varied from
1.25ml/l to 6.25mls/l in the
separate tanks containing
the Clarias gariepinus fish.
Differences were observed
in pH and the biochemical
oxygen demand of water
which were monitored for 96
hours. There were increases
in the fungal population with
an increase in the treatments
of the pollutant. Fungi were
isolated from the polluted
fish aquaria and parts of the
harvested fish. The fungi
isolated were Penicillium
italicum, Aspergillus niger,
Aureobasidium pullulans,
Articolospora inflata,
Trichosporon sp, Mucor
mucedo, Rhodotorula rubra,
Rhizopus stolonifer and
Candida albicans. The paint
effluent affects the pH,
biochemical oxygen demand,
fungal types and loads, leads
to bioaccumulation of heavy
metals in catfish. It can be
concluded that discharging
the effluent paint into
water bodies could lead to
bioaccumulation of heavy
metals in catfish which could
be detrimental to human
health when consumed.
Biography
Orimoloye Adedolapo Mary
a Nigerian from West Africa
have just been offered
Admission into her PhD
Research program into the
Department of Microbiology
of The Federal University
of Technology Akure. She
completed her Master’s and
Undergraduate studies from
the same Department and
University. She completed her
Master’s Degree in 2015. She
is currently working on her
research work as a student.
Have published 2 papers in
reputed journals.
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