Authors :
OGBEIDE Osareme Mercy; UKAH Victor Ifeanyichukwu; OKORO Chioma Catherine; NJOKU Chukwunweolu; AGBOM Chukwuka
Volume/Issue :
Volume 6 - 2021, Issue 11 - November
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Abstract :
The physicochemical and water quality
assessment of borehole water sources of Ishiagu, southestern region of Nigeria was investigated to ascertain the
portability, suitability and quality of the water used for
drinking and other domestic purposes. Sampling was done
twice every month in each of the selected nine stations
which lasted for six months. Some experiments were
carried out in-situ for Temperature, pH, Electrical
conductivity (EC), Total dissolved solid (TDS), and
Dissolved Oxygen (DO), while rest of the other parameters
were carried out in the laboratory. From the analysis
results, the borehole water sources selected recorded the
average pH values that is within the WHO/SON acceptable
limits. The results obtained for the mean WQI of the nine
different stations ranges from 41.78 to 67.37, which further
revealed that 44% of the stations had good water quality
for drinking while 56% of the stations uses poor water
quality which may require pre-treatment before drinking.
The high WQI values in some stations signifies high level
of deterioration which mainly could be due to higher
values of turbidity
Keywords :
Water quality index (WQI), physicochemical parameters, borehole water, drinking, Ishiagu.
The physicochemical and water quality
assessment of borehole water sources of Ishiagu, southestern region of Nigeria was investigated to ascertain the
portability, suitability and quality of the water used for
drinking and other domestic purposes. Sampling was done
twice every month in each of the selected nine stations
which lasted for six months. Some experiments were
carried out in-situ for Temperature, pH, Electrical
conductivity (EC), Total dissolved solid (TDS), and
Dissolved Oxygen (DO), while rest of the other parameters
were carried out in the laboratory. From the analysis
results, the borehole water sources selected recorded the
average pH values that is within the WHO/SON acceptable
limits. The results obtained for the mean WQI of the nine
different stations ranges from 41.78 to 67.37, which further
revealed that 44% of the stations had good water quality
for drinking while 56% of the stations uses poor water
quality which may require pre-treatment before drinking.
The high WQI values in some stations signifies high level
of deterioration which mainly could be due to higher
values of turbidity
Keywords :
Water quality index (WQI), physicochemical parameters, borehole water, drinking, Ishiagu.
