Physicochemical and microbial analysis of water from Mimyak River in Kanke LGA of Plateau state, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorLawal, R.A
dc.contributor.authorLohdip, Y.N
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-16T12:27:18Z
dc.date.available2019-09-16T12:27:18Z
dc.date.issued2015-06-16
dc.description.abstractThe physico-chemical and microbial analysis of surface water from Mimyak river were carried out to determine its suitability for domestic consumption. Analysis was done using standard methods. The average results of physicochemical parameters are: pH ( 7.03 ± 0.17, 5.23 ± 0.17), turbidity (3.75 ± 0.79, 11.64 ± 5.75 NTU), TDS (0.17 ± 0.07, 0.57 ± 0.03mg/l), conductivity (94.50 ± 8.23, 142.75 ± 53.82µs/cm), Total alkalinity (44.50 ± 6.23, 106.75 ± 27.81mg/l), Total hardness (55.75 ± 6.87, 60.50 ± 21.90mg/l), sulphate (18.52 ± 4.60, 18.38 ± 4.53mg/l), phosphate (37.00 ± 9.23, 2.64 ± 0.90 mg/l), and chloride (7.090 ± 0.00, 7.090 ± 0.00mg/l) during rainy and dry seasons respectively. All the metallic elements analyzed are within the WHO standard limits with the exception of trace metals such as Pb (0.014 ± 0.001, 0.010 ± 0.005mg/l), As (0.010 ± 0.005, 0.020 ± 0.007mg/l), Cd (0.01 ± 0.005, 0.04± 0.011mg/l), Cr (0.06 ± 0.022, 0.030 ± 0.010mg/l) which are high. Also, the microbial analysis revealed the presence of Salmonella and Shigella, staphylococcoci aureus and proteus with E. coli, and pseudomonas species found only in some of the samples and thus, the water cannot be used as potable source of water.en_US
dc.identifier.citationRA Lawal, YN Lohdip AFRICAN JOURNAL OF NATURAL SCIENCES (AJNS) ISSN 1119-1104 14en_US
dc.identifier.issn1119-1104
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/5548
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAFRICAN JOURNAL OF NATURAL SCIENCESen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::NATURAL SCIENCES::Chemistry::Biochemistryen_US
dc.subjectPhysicochemicalen_US
dc.subjectMicrobial Analysisen_US
dc.subjectWateren_US
dc.subjectNigeriaen_US
dc.titlePhysicochemical and microbial analysis of water from Mimyak River in Kanke LGA of Plateau state, Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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