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Analysis of Water Quality Using Physicochemical Parameters of Boreholes Water Taken from Areas Around Dala Hills, Northwestern Nigeria

Received: 29 August 2017     Accepted: 20 November 2017     Published: 27 December 2017
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Drinking water quality is of fundamental importance to human physiology and the durability of humanity depends very much on it’s availability. The present research was conducted purposely to assess the quality of ground water from areas located around Dala hills. Five samples were collected from Rijiya Biyu (D1), Kantudu (D2), Makwalla (D3) Kabawa (D4) and Dala (D5) for physicochemical analysis. The physico-chemical parameters analyzed are pH, electrical conductivity, temperature, turbidity, colour, odour, total suspended solid (TSS), Suspended solids (SS), Total dissolved solids (TDS), Calcium, magnesium, chloride, Total Hardness, Alkalinity and free CO2. The result obtained shows that the water studied has a mean value of 1.6 NTU for turbidity, 8.14 for pH, 1512.2 μS/cm for electrical conductivity, 845mg/L for total dissolved solids. Total suspended solids has a mean value of 845mg/L, Suspended solids 0.00mg/L, Temperature 28.2°C, colour 5 Hazen, total hardness 149.96mg/L, alkalinity 51.4mg/L, chloride 31.08mg/L free CO2 72mg/L, Calcium 62.37 mg/L and 92.99 mg/L for magnesium. As the result indicated all the physicochemical parameters are within the recommended levels set by World Health Organization (WHO) and Nigerian Standard for Drinking Water Quality (NSDWQ) except for conductivities at all the samples site, and magnesium at D1, D2, and D3.

Published in American Journal of Water Science and Engineering (Volume 3, Issue 6)
DOI 10.11648/j.ajwse.20170306.13
Page(s) 80-83
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Keywords

Dala Hills, Water Quality, Contamination, Suspended Solid, Total Hardness

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    Ado Garba Bataiya, Habiba Muhammad, Sallau Ibrahim Ahmad, Jafaru Muazu. Analysis of Water Quality Using Physicochemical Parameters of Boreholes Water Taken from Areas Around Dala Hills, Northwestern Nigeria. Am J Water Sci Eng. 2017;3(6):80-83. doi: 10.11648/j.ajwse.20170306.13

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  • Department of Chemistry, School of Science Education, Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education, Kumbotso, Nigeria

  • Department of Biology, School of Science Education, Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education, Kumbotso, Nigeria

  • Department of Biology, School of Science Education, Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education, Kumbotso, Nigeria

  • Department of Geography, College of Advance and Remedial Studies, Tudunwada, Nigeria

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