9 research outputs found
The ratio Influence of the polystyrene mixture and heating rate towards yield and pyrolysis results compound
Solar disinfection potentials of aqua lens, photovoltaic and glass bottle subsequent to plant-based coagulant: for low-cost household water treatment systems
Assessment of physico-chemical quality of borehole and spring water sources supplied to Robe Town, Oromia region, Ethiopia
Gestão da água em usina de concreto: análise do emprego de Moringa oleifera no tratamento de água residuária e proposta de reusoapós tratamento
Comparison of purified and crude extracted coagulants from plant species for turbidity removal
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