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Comparative Studies of Groundwater in Akpugo Area of Enugu State, Nigeria

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  • Nwanisobi Gloria

    (Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Madonna University (Akpugo Campus) Enugu State, Nigeria)

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The aim of this research work is to carry out a comparative study to assess the physicochemical parameters of groundwater within Akpugo area of Enugu state, Nigeria. Ten water samples were collected from ten communities within Akpugo area of Enugu State and analyzed for physicochemical characteristics. The heavy metals; iron, chromium, lead, zinc, silver, manganese, nickel and copper were analyzed using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS). The other parameters like chemical oxygen demand (COD) and biological oxygen demand (BOD) were also determined by various standard methods of water analysis. The BOD and COD profile varied from 3.8 to 3.6 and 128.040 to 356.232 respectively in the ten samples. The physicochemical parameters measured did not meet WHO standards for drinking water. Sanitary surveillance revealed that ten of the sampling points were littered with either animal or fowl dropping, or septic tanks/latrines were near the sampling points. The high concentrations of chemical oxygen demand and biological oxygen demand should raise serious public health awareness of over the quality of the community’s groundwater. Intervention measures including creating awareness and educating residents on borehole and hand-dug well construction, siting and care, boiling of water and improving sanitation should be urgently instituted and the State government should take necessary actions to treat the water to meet the WHO standard.

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  • Nwanisobi Gloria, 2018. "Comparative Studies of Groundwater in Akpugo Area of Enugu State, Nigeria," Organic & Medicinal Chemistry International Journal, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 7(5), pages 137-140, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jomcij:v:7:y:2018:i:5:p:137-140
    DOI: 10.19080/OMCIJ.2018.07.555724
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