ASSESSMENT OF PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND BENTHIC MACRO-FAUNA OF SEDIMENT

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ABSTRACT

Appraisal of physico-substance attributes and benthic full scale fauna of dregs in Obazuwa lake, Edo state was completed for a considerable length of time across 3 stations from October 2021 to Walk 2022. The weighty metals of the silt were dissected and examined and they incorporate, Iron (Fe) (276.49 - 2967mg/l), Zinc (Zn) (15.00 - 74.89mg/l), Lead (Pb) (0.00 - 6.72mg/l), Cadmium (Disc) (0.00 - 0.98mg/l), Chromium (Cr) (1.50 - 23.18mg/l), Maganese (Mn) (4.90 - 32.20mg/l) and furthermore the molecule size appropriation and Natural substance (% natural carbon and % natural matter) were broke down. A sum of 6 benthic full scale invertebrate taxa were experienced during the review time frame which includes: 3 types of Odonata represented 9 %, 2 types of Coleoptera represented 25%, 1 types of Hemiptera represented 64%, 1 types of Diptera represented 18%, 1 types of Mollusc represented 9%, 1 types of Amphibia represented 4%. The species lavishness for the three stations utilizing Margalef's record showed that station 2 had the most noteworthy species extravagance (1.888) and station 1 had the least (1.251). Shannon Weiner's file showed that station 2 had the most elevated variety (1.573), trailed by station 3 (1.412), then station 1 (1.034). The uniformity file showed that greatest equality was in station 1 (0.7028), and least in station 3 (0.5865).

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