Quality Assessment of Drinking Water Sources in Jushi Waje, Zaria, Nigeria

The study investigated quality of water sources in Jushi Waje, Zaria, Nigeria. A total of thirty six samples were collected among the three sources in twelve locations during dry season, 2014 using the stratified systematic random method. The samples were collected and physicochemical parameters wer...

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Published in:Asian Journal of Research in Chemistry 2015-05, Vol.8 (5), p.340
Main Author: Kassim, A.G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Boreholes
Drinking water
Dry season
Health risks
Physicochemical properties
Turbidity
Water analysis
Water sampling
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Summary:The study investigated quality of water sources in Jushi Waje, Zaria, Nigeria. A total of thirty six samples were collected among the three sources in twelve locations during dry season, 2014 using the stratified systematic random method. The samples were collected and physicochemical parameters were analysed using standard methods. The results showed; pH ranged from 5.2 to 6.8, 5.2 to 6.1 and 6.4; EC ranged from 3.38 to 7.42, 3.37 to 5.03, and 1423μS/cm, while turbidity ranged from 0.3 to 21.0, 0.6 to 6.8 and 11 NTU for well, borehole and tap water, respectively. On the other hand, TS was in the order of 2.81 to 21.71, 3.41 to 1717 and 701 mg/L; and TDS value ranged between 2.5 to 1744, 2.64 to 1736 and 706 mg/L, respectively for well, borehole and tap water samples. The results showed that water from well and borehole within the study area were contaminated and deem unfit for drinking, and may constitute health risk in the long term.
ISSN:0974-4169
0974-4150
DOI:10.5958/0974-4150.2015.00056.5