Variation of Some Physicochemical Parameters in Surface Water of Elelenwo River, Rivers State, Niger Delta, Nigeria
- June 7, 2020
- Posted by: RSIS
- Categories: Chemistry, IJRSI
International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI) | Volume VII, Issue V, May 2020 | ISSN 2321–2705
EDORI, Onisogen Simeon1, IYAMA, William Azuka2, AMADI Mary Queenet Chidimma1
1Chemistry Department, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
2School of Basic Studies, Rivers State College of Health Science and Technology, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Abstract:- Water samples collected from three points along the Elelenwo River in the months of June July and August were analyzed for some physicochemical parameters. The results showed variations of the parameters in the sampled locations and months. conductivity, turbidity, chlorides, and sulphates were higher than the recommended limit for domestic water by WHO, while other parameters such as TSS, TDS, temperature, pH, redox potential, salinity, nitrates and phosphates were within the acceptable limits. The mean values of the parameters within the period of analysis were conductivity, 11933.333±3233.247 µS/cm, total suspended solids (TSS), 17.333±2.055 mg/L, total dissolved solids (TDS), 6.407±1.893 mg/L, turbidity, 6.967 NTU, temperature, 23.917 oC, pH, 6.78±0.041, redox potential, 174±5.354, salinity 8.397±1.406 mg/L, chloride, 7108.667±310.201mg/L, nitrates 1.497±0.089 mg/L, sulphates, 751.111±4.219 mg/L and phosphates, 0.500±0.016 mg/L. the underlying condition of the water from the river showed human influence on the concentrations of some parameters and salt water influence on chlorides. Therefore, efforts should be geared at protecting the river from human interferences to enable it attains to suitability for human uses.
I. INTRODUCTION
One of the most vital and ubiquitous compound in the universe is water. The survival and growth of living things (Plants and animals) on the surface of the earth majorly depends on water (Sharma et al., 2015). The value and quality attached to water generally is defined on the basis of its physicochemical and biotic or biological properties and other natural environmental conditions like the prevailing climatic conditions, vegetation and lithology (Ashu and Parveen, 2010; Sharma and Walia, 2014). All over the world, the state and purity of fresh water sources are constantly compromised and as such polluted, thus rendering it unfit for human consumption (Ndamitso et al., 2013).
Water being an unavoidable constituent of survival on the earth contains essential that can serve useful purposes in human nutritional needs, as well as other aquatic plants and animals for metabolic processes. Fresh water reservoirs give special benefits to man, in the irrigation or watering of crops, used in the fisheries cultivation and for farm animals.
