Water Quality Analyses: Evidence from River Gashua and Some Selected Groundwater Sources in Gashua, Nigeria

Authors

  • Amoo Afeez Oladeji Department of Environmental Sciences, Federal University Dutse, Nigeria
  • Adeleye Adeniyi Olarewaju Department of Environmental Sciences, Federal University Dutse, Nigeria
  • Bate Garba Barde Department of Environmental Sciences, Federal University Dutse, Nigeria
  • Asaju Catherine Iyabo Department of Environmental Sciences, Federal University Dutse, Nigeria
  • Isiaq Saheed Mohammed Department of Environmental Management & Toxicology, Federal University of Agriculture, Nigeria
  • Ilyasu Yusuf Adamu Department of Environmental Sciences, Federal University Dutse, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47540/ijsei.v2i3.240

Keywords:

Ground Water, Pollution, Surface Water, Water Quality

Abstract

The interface between surface water and groundwater is becoming more complex owing to the effects of climate change and anthropogenic activities these days. In this study, the physicochemical; pH, color, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids, and turbidity while bacteriological parameters; total and fecal coliform of water samples from River Gashua and its surrounding wells in Gashua local government area of Yobe State were assessed. All the physicochemical parameters were analyzed using water quality standards. Fecal and total coliforms were assayed using the filter membrane technique. The results obtained from the physicochemical parameters of Boreholes (BH1, BH2, and BH3) and hand pump wells (HPW1, HPW2, and HPW3) are within the World Health Organization (WHO) standards. However, the river (R) water sample was found to have a high concentration in total dissolved solids, turbidity, and color than permissible standards. Bacteriological analysis revealed the presence of total and fecal coliform in the water samples; R, BH2, BH3, HPW1, HPW2, and HPW3. The findings indicate that there is a need to protect the quality of the river system. Therefore, it is recommended that government and other stakeholders should take appropriate and corrective actions to avert the continuous discharge of waste products into the river. Again, Yobe State Ministry of Environment should ensure that all public boreholes are routinely subjected to appropriate water assays to ascertain their suitability for human consumption.

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Published

2021-12-28

How to Cite

Oladeji, A. A. ., Olarewaju, A. A. ., Barde, B. G. ., Iyabo, A. C. ., Mohammed, I. S. ., & Adamu, I. Y. . (2021). Water Quality Analyses: Evidence from River Gashua and Some Selected Groundwater Sources in Gashua, Nigeria. Indonesian Journal of Social and Environmental Issues (IJSEI), 2(3), 196-203. https://doi.org/10.47540/ijsei.v2i3.240

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