Choba River is a river in Rivers State, Nigeria. It is located in Choba Neighbourhood under the Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State Nigeria. The Choba River is an extension of the New Calabar River and is located close to the famous Choba market.[1][2]
Pollution
editA study published in the Biodiversity International Journal of 2017 by Nwankwoala and Angaya of the Department of Geology at the University of Port Harcourt revealed that there were heavy metal concentrations of Cadmium, Lead, chromium, and Manganese in the water.[3][4]
The river has also recorded pollutions as a result of drowned bodies and decomposed bodies of dead people.[5][6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Fishermen discover missing person's corpse in Choba river". Ships & Ports. 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ Stanley, H. O.; Immanuel, O. M.; Nwagboso, A. (2017-11-28). "Water Quality Assessment of the New Calabar River". Journal of Applied Life Sciences International: 1–5. doi:10.9734/JALSI/2017/38054. ISSN 2394-1103.
- ^ "An evaluation of heavy metals concentration in the choba section of the new Calabar river, Eastern Niger Delta". Biodiversity International Journal. 1 (6). 2017-12-28. doi:10.15406/bij.2017.01.00030. ISSN 2575-906X.
- ^ Nwankwoala, Hycienth. "Contamination risk assessment of physico-chemical and heavy metal distribution in water and sediments of the Choba section of the New Calabar River, Nigeria" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Fishermen discover missing person's corpse in Choba river". Ships & Ports. 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ Ojoye, Taiwo (2016-06-19). "Drowned student: Parent, community disagree over 'burial sacrifice'". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
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