What is it about?
Monitoring the eutrophication of river waters in Côte d'Ivoire represents a significant challenge for leaders because these rivers are vital for populations' livelihoods. The Comoé, Bandama, and Bia Rivers were strongly impacted by human activity along their watersheds, given that the nutrient contents (N&P) of these rivers are among the highest in tropical areas worldwide.
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Why is it important?
Ultimately, the mediocre quality of river water (according to WQI and CONAMA 357/2005) combined with the usual use of these river waters by indigenous rural populations, without prior treatment, could constitute a real health risk.
Perspectives
By writing this article I hope to share scientific information on the state of pollution of West African rivers which are very little studied. These could be of paramount importance for decision-makers in river management, especially in the dynamics of rational management of freshwater resources. More than anything, I hope this article will make you think about changing behavior and encouraging less pollution of the aquatic systems that constitute important resources for our planet.
Dr MALEY-PACÔME SORO
Département de Chimie, Laboratoire de Constitution et de Réaction de la Matière, Université Felix Houphouët Boigny, 22 BP 582 Abidjan 22, Côte d’Ivoire
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This page is a summary of: Nitrogen and phosphorus spatio-temporal distribution and fluxes intensifying eutrophication in three tropical rivers of Côte d'Ivoire (West Africa), Marine Pollution Bulletin, January 2023, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114391.
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