5 research outputs found
Mineralogical characterisation of tropical residual soils from south-western Nigeria and its impact on earth building bricks
Proliferation of household waste irregular dumpsites in Niger Delta region (Nigeria): unsustainable public health monitoring and future restitution
Quality assessment and classification of Ogbese river using water quality index (WQI) tool
Feature of Entropy Generation in Cu-Al2O3/Ethylene Glycol Hybrid Nanofluid Flow Through a Rotating Channel
Evaluation of groundwater quality in a rural community in North Central of Nigeria
Evaluation of water quality of nine boreholes
and three open hand-dug wells in a rural community in
North Central Nigeria revealed relative abundance of
cations Na > k > Ca >Mg> Zn > Pb and anions Cl− >
PO4 2 − > SO4 2 − > NO3− in the boreholes and cations
Ca>Na>K>Mg>Pb and anions NO3− > PO4 2 − > SO4 2 −
> Cl− in the wells. The major contaminants exceeding
SON and WHO permissible limits were NO3−, Mg, TH,
pH and Mg, Pb, TH, pH and DO in the wells and boreholes, respectively. They are attributable to anthropogenic
sources such as domestic waste water and poor waste disposal and natural sources such as mineral dissolution from clayey aquifer which made the acidic groundwater unsuitable for consumption unless they are appropriately treated. Correlation studies revealed existence of three major mineral groups in the aquifer Ca-Fe group, Na-Mg group, Zn-K group, as well as a minor group Pb-group, and they determine the chemical composition of the groundwater and the ionic exchange between the groundwater and mineral-bearing clayey aquifer. In order to curb microbial contamination by Enterobacter aerogenes and Escherichia coli, it is recommended that proper latrines and drainages be provided while domesticated animals should be restricted from boreholes and well. Further, treatment with water guard
and pur purifier is recommended