PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION OF SOME TRACE METALS CONTAMINATION INDEXES IN GROUNDWATER OF JEBBA-KARA ENVIRONS, NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.authorOmotoso, O.A.
dc.contributor.authorOjo, O.J.
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-30T13:34:30Z
dc.date.available2018-11-30T13:34:30Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractHydrochemical assessment of groundwater contamination in Jebba-Kara environs with respect to some trace elements distribution profiles in the area has been established. The aim is to assess possible environmental impacts of various anthropogenic activities and the weathering of surrounding rock types on the groundwater metal distributions in the area. Inductively Couples Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS) technique was used for the analysis of the trace elements in the sampled water. Hydrochemical analysis results show that the average concentrations of the trace elements analyzed fall below standards except average value of Ba (0.33 ppm) that is above the prescribed limits, making the water unfit for domestic consumptions. Also, elevated values of Al (0.87 ppm) and Fe (0.77 ppm) in some of the Hand-dug wells were observed. The Contamination Factor among the trace elements ranged from low Contamination Factor to moderate Contamination Factor depicting both anthropogenic and geogenic influences on the metals profile in the groundwater. The Degree of Contamination ranged from 0.68 to 7.96 depicting low degree of metal contamination. Computed average Geo-accumulation Index (I-geo) revealed practically no contamination. However, some of the computed I-geo in the Hand-dug wells water samples show some levels of contamination with respect to Al, Ba, Fe, Cu and Sr. The average Enrichment Factor (EF) computed for the trace elements ranged from deficiency enrichment to considerable enrichment of the metals in the water samples. Majority of the trace elements significantly correlated with one another connoting same source of metal contribution (anthropogenic or/and geogenic origins).en_US
dc.identifier.issn2251-0702
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1291
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFaculty of Science, Adamawa State University, Nigeriaen_US
dc.subjecthand-dug wellsen_US
dc.subjecttrace elementsen_US
dc.subjectcontamination factoren_US
dc.subjectgeo-accumulation indexen_US
dc.subjectenrichment factoren_US
dc.titlePRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION OF SOME TRACE METALS CONTAMINATION INDEXES IN GROUNDWATER OF JEBBA-KARA ENVIRONS, NIGERIAen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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