Spatio-temporal variation of the physico-chemical properties of rainwater in Benin City, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorAtedhor, G.O.
dc.contributor.authorAyeni, A.O.
dc.contributor.authorAiyeki, J.A.
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-03T11:05:30Z
dc.date.available2021-11-03T11:05:30Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionScholarly articlesen_US
dc.description.abstractUrbanized landscapes are known to have relatively high atmospheric pollutants due to high concentration of anthropogenic activities. This paper therefore examines the spatial and temporal variations of the physico-chemical properties of rainwater at the core, intermediate and urban fringe of Benin City. Rainwater samples were collected at 2 locations each at the core (Ring Road and Forestry), intermediate (Airport Road and Upper Mission) and urban fringe (Ikpoba Hill and Ogba) in the months of March and July, 2016. The physico-chemical properties of the rainwater differed significantly at the core, intermediate and urban fringe between the months of March and July with t-statistics of 3.029, 3.737 and 2.764 (p < 0.05) respectively. The difference in rainwater properties among the core, intermediate and urban fringe zones were insignificant in the months of March and July. With the exceptions of colour, turbidity, P and Fe in the month of March and P and Fe in the month of July, rainwater properties from the three locations, where WHO guidelines for drinking water is applicable, were within permissible limits. Water quality was excellent at the core, intermediate and urban in the month of July while it was excellent at the intermediate and urban fringe and good at the core in the month of March. Findings suggest that besides the role of rainfall amount in atmospheric cleansing, other factors such as wind profile and direction and atmospheric stagnation also play critical influence on rainwater quality.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAtedhor, G. O., A. O. Ayeni and J. A. Aiyeki (2019). Spatio-temporal variation of the physico-chemical properties of rainwater in Benin City, Nigeria, Journal of The Cameroon Academy of Sciences 14 (3): 205 – 218en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jcas.v14i3.4
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/9675
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of BUA, Cameroon / AJOLen_US
dc.subjectRainwateren_US
dc.subjectwater quality indexen_US
dc.subjectphysico-chemical propertiesen_US
dc.subjectBenin Cityen_US
dc.subjectNigeriaen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCESen_US
dc.titleSpatio-temporal variation of the physico-chemical properties of rainwater in Benin City, Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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