Heavy metals in mosquito larval habitats in urban Kisumu and Malindi, Kenya, and their impact

dc.contributor.authorMireji, PO
dc.contributor.authorKeating, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorHassanali, Ahmed
dc.contributor.authorMbogo, Charles M
dc.contributor.authorNyambaka, Hudson
dc.contributor.authorKahindi, Samuel
dc.contributor.authorBeierf, John C
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-28T12:56:27Z
dc.date.available2015-05-28T12:56:27Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractConcentrations and distribution of cadmium, chromium, copper, iron, lead, manganese and zinc in mosquito larval habitats in urban Kisumu and Malindi, Kenya and their effect on the presence of Anopheles gambiae, Aedes aegypti, Culex quinquefasciatus and Anopheles funestus larvae were investigated. Manganese and iron were the most prevalent heavy metals in water of larval habitats in urban Kisumu and Malindi, respectively. Iron was the most prevalent heavy metal in bottom sediments in larval habitats in both cities. The highest concentrations of all heavy metals, except cadmium and iron, were recorded in the poorly planned–well drained stratum in the two cities. All heavy metals were more concentrated in human-made than in natural larval habitats. Copper was positively associated with the presence of Ae. aegypti, and lead was associated with the presence of An. gambiae and Ae. aegypti in urban Kisumu. Absence of significant correlation between the other metals and mosquito species in both cities, despite relatively high concentrations, suggest that the local larval populations, including key malaria vectors have adapted to the detected levels of these metals.en_US
dc.identifier.citationEcotoxicology and Environmental Safety Volume 70, Issue 1, May 2008, Pages 147–153en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651307000711
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1139
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectHeavy metalsen_US
dc.subjectLarval habitatsen_US
dc.subjectHuman-made habitatsen_US
dc.subjectNatural habitatsen_US
dc.subjectStrataen_US
dc.subjectToleranceen_US
dc.subjectHeavy metalsen_US
dc.subjectMosquitoesen_US
dc.titleHeavy metals in mosquito larval habitats in urban Kisumu and Malindi, Kenya, and their impacten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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