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ANALYSIS OF PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS IN WELL WATER FROM UNWANA COMMUNITY, SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA

Chidube Ogoegbunam Ikeagwuani, Felix Okechukwu Mbonu

Abstract


This research seeks to employ analysis in order to analyze the potability of some well water located in Unwana community. Four samples of well water from Unwana community were analyzed. The samples were subjected to standard methods of test approved by World Health Organization (WHO). The results obtained were compared with the World Health Organization standard. Findings showed that the Unwana well water showed some level of hardness (27.00-34.67mg/l), slightly acidic, contained high level of iron (0.81mg/l). The iron contents of the well did not meet the recommended value of WHO (0.3mg/l). Also, the pH values (5.89-.6.34) were not within the range of WHO recommended value of 6.5-8.5. Total alkalinity ranged between 20.90-57.00mg/l. Finally the values obtained for nitrite was between 0.002-0.05mg/l which met the WHO recommended range (0.002-0.006mg/l).


Keywords


Physicochemical; well water; Unwana community

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