Physicochemical Quality Assessment of Pollutants in River Benue Water in Jimeta/Yola Metropolitan, Adamawa State, Northeastern Nigeria

Hong; Aliyu Haliru; Law; Puong Ling; Selaman; Onni Suhaiza

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Physicochemical Quality Assessment of Pollutants in River Benue Water in Jimeta/Yola Metropolitan, Adamawa State, Northeastern Nigeria

Hong, Aliyu Haliru, Law, Puong Ling, Selaman, Onni Suhaiza

Published in American Journal of Environmental Protection (Volume 3, Issue 2)

Received: 9 April 2014 Accepted: 15 April 2014 Published: 30 April 2014

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Abstract

River Benue has been the second largest river in Nigeria that serves as the major source of municipal water supplies for domestic and irrigation for towns and villages residing along its water course. Samples of water at seven locations from the river were collected for a period of seven months (dry season) when water demand is high in Jimeta/Yola metropolitan area in Northeastern Nigeria and were analyzed using standard methods to determine physicochemical properties and heavy metal concentrations in the water. Turbidity, total solids, total dissolved solids, total suspended solids and nitrate are in the range (106.4 – 383.2NTU), (403.3 – 1291mg/l), (370.3 – 983.8mg/l), (223.0 – 1391.6mg/l) and (1.03 – 55.84mg/l) respectively. Results of heavy metals concentrations are Mn (0.0004 – 2.04mg/l), Cu (0.0003 – 1.53mg/l), Cd (0.0002 – 0.59mg/l), Cr (0.0002 – 0.36mg/l) and Pb (0.0002 – 0.12mg/l) and are in the order Mn > Cu > Cd > Cr > Pb. The results revealed that physicochemical properties and heavy metal concentrations in the river are slightly higher above the maximum permissible limits set out by Nigerian Federal Ministry of Environment (FME) and WHO (2004) Standards. From the present study, it could be concluded that River Benue is moderately polluted with regard to heavy metals in Jimeta/Yola metropolitan area. Moderate level of pollution in River Benue water calls for sensitization of users to safeguard public health treats

Published in	American Journal of Environmental Protection (Volume 3, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajep.20140302.18
Page(s)	90-95
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Physicochemical Quality Assessment, River Benue, Pollutants, Heavy Metals

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Hong, Aliyu Haliru, Law, Puong Ling, Selaman, et al. Physicochemical Quality Assessment of Pollutants in River Benue Water in Jimeta/Yola Metropolitan, Adamawa State, Northeastern Nigeria. Am J Environ Prot. 2014;3(2):90-95. doi: 10.11648/j.ajep.20140302.18

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