ABSTRACT
Physicochemical and bacteriological analyses of underground water resources
in Nkanu East and Nkanu West Local Government Areas of Enugu state,
Nigeria were carried out to evaluate the potability and quality of the rural water
supplies and to provide baseline data for future quality assessment.
Underground water samples were collected from ten different boreholes in
Nkanu East and Nkanu West LGAs. The parameters measured include
temperature, colour, pH, electrical conductivity, turbidity, total dissolved
solids, total hardness, calcium hardness, magnesium hardness, total alkalinity,
chloride, sulphate, phosphate, nitrate, sodium, potassium, lead, chromium,
copper, cadmium, nickel, iron, zinc and total coliform. The water showed near
neutral pH (6.4- 8.2) favourably comparable to the WHO recommended range
of 6.5-8.5, with moderate permanent hardness of 2.5-289 mg/L. Conductivity
and total dissolved solids values for Amechi Idodo (4360 μs/cm, 2650 mg/L)
and Mbulu Owo (4880 μs/cm, 2930 mg/L) were higher than the WHO
guideline values of 1660 μs/cm and 1000 mg/L, respectively. Concentrations of
most trace metals and all anions were below the WHO guideline values.
However, iron,cadmium and chromium occurred at levels slightly above the
WHO permissible limit. Total coliform count in Amechi Idodo and Mbulu Owo
exceeded the WHO guideline value of zero. The underground waters studied
are good for drinking provided they are boiled to remove microbial
contamination.
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