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

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dc.contributor.authorNyambaka, H. N.
dc.contributor.authorHassanali, Ahmed
dc.contributor.authorMbogo, Charles M.
dc.contributor.authorKahindi, Samuel
dc.contributor.authorBeier, John C.
dc.contributor.authorKeating, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorMireji, Paul O.
dc.date.accessioned2013-04-23T12:29:46Z
dc.date.available2013-04-23T12:29:46Z
dc.date.issued2008-05
dc.descriptiondoi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2007.03.012.en_US
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.citationEcotoxicol Environ Saf. 2008 May ; 70(1): 147–153. doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2007.03.012.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/6664
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEcotoxicol Environ Saf.en_US
dc.subjectHeavy metalsen_US
dc.subjectMosquitoesen_US
dc.subjectLarval habitatsen_US
dc.subjectHuman-made habitatsen_US
dc.subjectNatural habitatsen_US
dc.subjectStrataen_US
dc.subjectToleranceen_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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