Water quality monitoring of the Ébrié Lagoon at several sites in the Abidjan district / Côte d'Ivoire: studies of Trace Metal Elements (TMEs) arsenic, lead, cadmium and iron

The Ébrié Lagoon is an important tropical aquatic ecosystem in Côte d'Ivoire and is exposed to increasing anthropogenic pressures associated with urbanization, domestic wastewater, industrial activities, transportation and other activities around the Abidjan metropolitan area.The present study assessed the concentrations of four selected trace elements arsenic (As), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd) and iron (Fe)in lagoon water at six monitoring stations and evaluated their spatial distribution in relation to adopted guideline values.Eighteen surface-water samples Water quality …