"Heavy metal pollution: Igbokoda River community at risk —Study", 12 Dec 2017

People living in the community situated around Igbokoda River, an oil-producing area in Ondo State, are at risk, as a study has shown that the river suffers pollution from heavy metals. According to the study conducted early last year by a team of researchers from the departments of Veterinary Physiology,Biochemistry and Pharmacology, University of Ibadan; Biochemistry, Lead City University, and Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, consumption of fishes from the river may be unsafe for people in the surrounding community...It will be noted that in Nigeria, as with most developing countries, increased human activities have adversely affected the state of aquatic life, with grave consequences on human health and on the ecosystem...