NITRATE CONCENTRATION IN SHALLOW WELLS OF A SUB-URBAN SETTLEMENT

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dc.contributor.authorKayode Ademola, Iroye
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-31T12:17:41Z
dc.date.available2019-10-31T12:17:41Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractBudo-Nuhu, a sub-urban community of I1orin, has a population of about t ,500 people; it has no access to modern water supply system. Residents mainly rely on shallow wells for both domestic and commercial activities. However, lack. of sewerage network and poor living condition of the people have led to progressive deterioration of groundwater quality in the area. This is due to closeness of the settlement to farmsteads, high rate of animal domestication, widespread use of open dumps and liquid waste disposal through surface impoundments. This paper seeks to examine the concentration of nitrate in shallow wells in Budo Nuru, 23 water wells were sampled, and the water samples were analyzed for nitrate concentration using cadmium reduction method. The result of chemical analysis revealed high nitrate concentration in wells as 62-of the wells have nitrate values above the 50mgll upper limit recommended by WHO (I 984) for drinking water. The study thus suggest ways of reducing the impact of excessive nitrate concentration in wells.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1118-2083
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3269
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDepartment of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Ilorin, Nigeriaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries3;1
dc.subjectSub-urbanen_US
dc.subjectshallow wellen_US
dc.subjectsewerageen_US
dc.subjectcadmium reductionen_US
dc.subjectdrinking water standarden_US
dc.titleNITRATE CONCENTRATION IN SHALLOW WELLS OF A SUB-URBAN SETTLEMENTen_US
dc.title.alternativeTHE CASE OF BUDO-NUHU, ILORIN; KWARA STATE NIGERIAen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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