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ODUMA, O.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL AND BIORESOURCES ENGINEERING, MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, UMUDIKE, ABIA STATE, NIGERIA
ORJI, F. N.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL AND BIORESOURCES ENGINEERING, MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, UMUDIKE, ABIA STATE, NIGERIA
IGWE, J. E.
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, UMUDIKE, ABIA STATE. NIGERIA
ELOM, M. E.
VETRINARY SCHOOL EZZANGBO, EBONYI STATE, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
The
comparative analysis of the quality of bore hole and tube well water for
domestic water use in Umudike was conducted. The water samples which were collected
from six different locations of tube wells and boreholes in Umudike were
analyzed for different water quality parameters. The physico-chemical
parameters analyzed were temperature, electrical conductivity, pH, Salinity,
turbidity, dissolved oxygen, biological oxygen demand (BOD),chemical oxygen
demand (COD), calcium, magnesium, and hardness, while biological parameters
were total coli-form, fecal coli form, semolina thyphl and fecal streptococci. The analysis was based on the standard of the
international standard organization. Results revealed that the borehole water
had temperature, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solid(TSS),pH,
salinity, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, calcium, magnesium, hardness, BOD and
COD of 28oc,86us/cm,27mg/L,6.99,2.67NTU,5.50mg/L,13.33mg/L,20mg/L,31.33mg/L,4.07and6.67
respectively, while tube well water in the same order recorded 27.67oc
103.67µs/cm, 35mg/L, 6.80,39.50mg/L, 3.00NTU,5.27mg/L, 18.67mg/L,
13.67mg/L,32.33mg/L, 3.97 and 6.67, respectively. No total coliform/coliform,
semolina, facial streptococci or colour were detected for both borehole and
tube well water. Result of the analysis showed that the water was fit for human
consumption as most of the data obtained conform to WHO standards. The
statistical analysis of the results indicated that there was significant
difference in the results obtained for the borehole and tube well for
conductivity, pH and salinity, while in all the other parameters there was no
significant difference in their results.
Keywords: Borehole, tube well, water quality, biological and physico-chemical parameters.
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Published
Monday, June 22, 2015
Issue
Vol. 1 No. 1, June 2015
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GENERAL
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