APPLICATION OF WATER QUALITY INDEX IN THE DRINKING WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF A SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA RIVER

The physico-chemical parameters of Ikwu River were studied between January and June 2016 in 3 stations to assess its drinking water quality using water quality index. Weighted arithmetic water quality index (WAWQI) method was used. Thirteen parameters were evaluated which included temperature, pH, e...

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Autores principales:	Emeka Donald ANYANWU, Chinonyerem Sylva EMEKA
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Publicado:	Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava 2019
Materias:	physico-chemical anthropogenic limits potable water ikwu river Food processing and manufacture TP368-456
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:21f5fb599f454f91b7828e193d08ec722021-12-02T17:50:23ZAPPLICATION OF WATER QUALITY INDEX IN THE DRINKING WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF A SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA RIVER2068-66092559-6381https://doaj.org/article/21f5fb599f454f91b7828e193d08ec722019-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.fia.usv.ro/fiajournal/index.php/FENS/article/view/689https://doaj.org/toc/2068-6609https://doaj.org/toc/2559-6381The physico-chemical parameters of Ikwu River were studied between January and June 2016 in 3 stations to assess its drinking water quality using water quality index. Weighted arithmetic water quality index (WAWQI) method was used. Thirteen parameters were evaluated which included temperature, pH, electrical conductivity (EC), dissolved oxygen, total dissolved solid (TDS), chemical oxygen demand (COD), nitrate, alkalinity, phosphate, sulphate, chloride and calcium. The physico-chemical parameters recorded were within acceptable limits except dissolved oxygen and pH. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed that pH, EC, TDS, COD and Calcium were significantly different and station 2 was observed to be the source. The Water Quality Index (WQI) for stations 1 and 3 were 56.49 and 57.21 respectively; categorised as poor drinking water quality while station 2 was 79.70; categorised as very poor drinking water quality. This study also showed that pH and dissolved oxygen were the contributing parameters that rendered Ikwu River unfit for drinking. It was concluded that water of Ikwu River is unsuitable for human consumption.Emeka Donald ANYANWUChinonyerem Sylva EMEKAStefan cel Mare University of Suceavaarticlephysico-chemicalanthropogeniclimitspotable waterikwu riverFood processing and manufactureTP368-456ENFood and Environment Safety, Vol 18, Iss 4, Pp 308-314 (2019)
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description	The physico-chemical parameters of Ikwu River were studied between January and June 2016 in 3 stations to assess its drinking water quality using water quality index. Weighted arithmetic water quality index (WAWQI) method was used. Thirteen parameters were evaluated which included temperature, pH, electrical conductivity (EC), dissolved oxygen, total dissolved solid (TDS), chemical oxygen demand (COD), nitrate, alkalinity, phosphate, sulphate, chloride and calcium. The physico-chemical parameters recorded were within acceptable limits except dissolved oxygen and pH. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed that pH, EC, TDS, COD and Calcium were significantly different and station 2 was observed to be the source. The Water Quality Index (WQI) for stations 1 and 3 were 56.49 and 57.21 respectively; categorised as poor drinking water quality while station 2 was 79.70; categorised as very poor drinking water quality. This study also showed that pH and dissolved oxygen were the contributing parameters that rendered Ikwu River unfit for drinking. It was concluded that water of Ikwu River is unsuitable for human consumption.
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author	Emeka Donald ANYANWU Chinonyerem Sylva EMEKA
author_facet	Emeka Donald ANYANWU Chinonyerem Sylva EMEKA
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title	APPLICATION OF WATER QUALITY INDEX IN THE DRINKING WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF A SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA RIVER
title_short	APPLICATION OF WATER QUALITY INDEX IN THE DRINKING WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF A SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA RIVER
title_full	APPLICATION OF WATER QUALITY INDEX IN THE DRINKING WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF A SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA RIVER
title_fullStr	APPLICATION OF WATER QUALITY INDEX IN THE DRINKING WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF A SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA RIVER
title_full_unstemmed	APPLICATION OF WATER QUALITY INDEX IN THE DRINKING WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF A SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA RIVER
title_sort	application of water quality index in the drinking water quality assessment of a southeastern nigeria river
publisher	Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava
publishDate	2019
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APPLICATION OF WATER QUALITY INDEX IN THE DRINKING WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF A SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA RIVER

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