EVALUATION OF DRINKING WATER SOURCES ON THE HEALTH SAFETY OF PEOPLE OF ILORIN, KWARA STATE

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dc.contributor.authorDauda, Adegbola
dc.contributor.authorAbiodun, Olufunmilola
dc.contributor.authorOlosunde, Omolara
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-22T14:35:12Z
dc.date.available2018-03-22T14:35:12Z
dc.date.issued2017-03
dc.descriptionWater assessmenten_US
dc.description.abstractQuality status of drinking water sources from some selected points in Kwara State was analysed. Some physical and chemical parameters such as pH, turbidity, dissolved oxygen; electrical conductivity, suspended solids, nitrogen, nitrate, nitrite, phosphate, chloride, sulphate, potassium, sodium, magnesium and calcium were evaluated using standard methods.Laboratory analyses of the water samples conducted revealed variation in their physical and chemical parameters for both the western and eastern parts of the river basin dam within Ilorin metropolis. The following amongst others were observed; pH ranging from (5.82+ 0.29– 7.13+0.36); Suspended solids (0.11+0.01 –0.26+0.03%); Dissolved oxygen (0.01+0.00–0.48+0.05ml /O2/L); Chloride (0.43+0.04–3.12+0.22mg/L); Sulphate (2.38+0.17–4.40+0.22ppm) and Phosphate (5.65+0.28 – 9.09+0.45ppm) etc. The results obtained showed some variations in quality of water samples from both the west and eastern part of Ilorin when compared with the World Health Organization’s standard for drinking water. However, the physicochemical indicators as well as Cations analysed show that the water sourced from these areas may not really pose risk to human health, since they could be supplemented for in human diets or the values had not gone beyond specificationsen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNoneen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/174
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherNigerian Journal of Agriculture, Food and Environmenten_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVolume 13;Number 01
dc.subjectWateren_US
dc.subjectPhysico-chemical propertiesen_US
dc.subjectWorld Health Standarden_US
dc.subjectSafetyen_US
dc.subjectHuman Healthen_US
dc.titleEVALUATION OF DRINKING WATER SOURCES ON THE HEALTH SAFETY OF PEOPLE OF ILORIN, KWARA STATEen_US
dc.title.alternativeNoneen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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