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Greener Journal of Physical Sciences Vol. 7(1), pp. 1-7, 2021 ISSN: 2276-7851 Copyright ©2021, the copyright of this article is retained by the author(s)
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Determination of Water Quality Index of Some Selected Water Bodies in High Level Town in Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria.
Gav, B. Lyambee1; Nanev, J.D1; Adamu A.A1
1Dept. of chem., Faculty of Natural Science, Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University P.M.B 2373, Makurdi, Nigeria.
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Article No.: 111721123 Type: Research |
This study was carried out to determine water quality index of some selected water bodies in High – Level of Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria. Pipe borne, Borehole water and Well water samples were collected from High – Level and analyzed for Hydrogen Ion Concentration (pH) Total Alkalinity, (TA) Chloride (Cl), Electrical conductivity (EC), Turbidity, Dissolved Oxygen(DO), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Sulphate, Nitrate, Total Dissolved Solid (TDS), Total Suspended Solid(TSS), Calcium (Ca) and Magnesium (Mg) using standard techniques.in this study, water quality index was determined on the basis of various physicochemical parameters mentioned above. The results obtained for the Water Quality Index(WQI) from the distribution outlets of pipe borne, borehole and well waters in High Level, Makurdi were found to varies from 33.90 to 60.16 indicating that pipe borne water analyzed is safe for human consumption and other purposes while borehole and well waters are not safe based on Water Quality Index Standard.
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Accepted: 20/11/2021 Published: 18/12/2021 |
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*Corresponding Author Dr. Gav B. Lyambee E-mail: benedictgav@ gmail.com |
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Keywords: water quality index; water bodies; physicochemical and High-level. |
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Cite this Article: Gav, BL; Nanev, JD; Adamu, AA (2021). Determination of Water Quality Index of Some Selected Water Bodies in High Level Town in Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria. Greener Journal of Physical Sciences, 7(1): 1-7.
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