Research Article

River Pollution by Heavy Metals and Associated Impacts on the Adjacent Community, the Case of Holeta and Golli Rivers, Holeta Town, Ethiopia

Table 5

The level of heavy metal contents in water samples collected from Holeta and Golli rivers.

Metals (Mg/ L)Holeta River (Mean ± SD)Golli River (Mean ± SD)

Pb0.05 ± 0.019a0.02 ± 0.02a
Ni0.19 ± 0 0.15a0.16 ± 0.12b
Mn3.8535 ± 3.31a2.748 ± 2.63a
Fe204.3200 ± 129.73a60.1525 ± 37.68b
Co0.0445 ± 0 0.04a0.03 ± 0.02a
Cu0.1053 ± 0.068a2.4175 ± 0 2.36 a
Zn0.6050 ± 0.29a0.9725 ± 0.89 a
Cd0.003 ± 0.003a0.01 ± 0.0021 a
Cr0.1805 ± 0.13a0.1670 ± 0.15a

NB: the mean values of the same latter were not significantly different ().