Baseline Concentration of Morbid Leachate In Well Water In Ankpa, Kogi State, Nigeria.

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2014-11-01

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Department of Geography, Nasarawa State University Keffi

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Water is abundant natural resources which is critical for the sustenance of human life. It is a well-known fact that adequate supply of fresh and clean drinking water is a basic need for all human beings on the earth. This research aimed to determine the trace of metals and other physico-chemical properties in water samples collected from eight selected location in the study area (Enjema-Ofugo) in Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State. The investigated metals (Na, K, Pb, Cd, Se, and Cr) were analysed using atomic absorption spectrophotometric method while Alkalinity, pH, temperature, turbidity, conductivity, total solids, total dissolved solids, suspended solids and soluble anions (phosphate, chloride, nitrate, and bicarbonate) and other physico-chemical parameters were analysed using appropriate standard techniques. The results also showed that Cd, Se and Hg were not detected, while other physico-chemical parameters were within the permissible limits set by World Health Organization (WHO) for drinking water except phosphate ion. However, source protection is recommended for the water bodies for the benefit of the community people in the study area.

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Physico-chemical properties, trace metals, under ground-water, Well Point (WP), MPN=Most Probable Number of bacteria per 100ml of sample.

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https://keffi.nsuk.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14448/4755

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