Volume : 08, Issue : 05, May – 2021

Title:

31.ANALYSIS OF GROUNDWATER QUALITY WITHIN AGBARHO COMMUNITY IN UGHELLI NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF DELTA STATE, NIGERIA

Authors :

Malumi T., Malumi S.O. and Aniesedo J.M.

Abstract :

A total of five (5) water samples were collected for physio-chemical and bacteriological assessment in Agbarho. The water samples were all groundwater. The water samples were collected in a clean litre plastic rubber that had been sterilized to avoid contamination at each location. The water samples were all preserved in coolers then taken to the laboratory and stored in the refrigerators for analysis. The water samples were analyzed for nineteen (19) parameters (pH, Temperature, TDS, Conductivity, DO, BOD, Chloride, Phosphate, Sulphate, Nitrate, Nitrite, Ammonium, Turbidity, TSS, Potassium, Zinc, Iron, Mercury and TCC). Most of the value are within the allowable limit of WHO but some of the samples are not in conformity with WHO limit which make the water to be unsafe for drinking. In conclusion, further treatment is recommended for the water.

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Please cite this article in press Malumi, T et al., Analysis Of Groundwater Quality Within Agbarho Community In Ughelli North Local Government Area Of Delta State, Nigeria.., Indo Am. J. P. Sci, 2021; 08(05).

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