Impact Of Vegetable Oil Effluent On The Water Quality Of Receiving Ossah River, Umuahia, Abia State

UKAEGBU BLESSING AMARACHI | 58 pages (11753 words) | Projects

ABSTRACT

The physico-chemical parameters of Ossah river, Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria were studied between January 2018 and June 2018 in 3 stations in relation to the anthropogenic impacts and suitability to support aquatic biodiversity. A total of A total ofsixteen (16) parameters were evaluated using standard methods (APHA) and compared with National standards (NESREA). The range ofrecorded values were as follows: air temperature (19.0 - 31.0°C), water temperature (22.0 - 28.0°C), pH (5.14 - 10.32), transparency (19.4 - 56.3cm), total dissolved solids (12.4 30.5mg/l), conductivity (18.5 45.5|xS/cm), dissolved oxygen (3.9 7.7mg/l), biochemical oxygen demand (1.8 4.6 mg/1), chemical oxygen demand (18.6 -94.0 mg/1), nitrate (2.3 - 3.5 mg/1), phosphate (0.75 2.44 mg/1), sulphate (0.3 1.27 mg/1), chloride (5.3 8.4 mg/1), calcium (8.0 25.3 mg/1), magnesium (4.86 43.8 mg/1) and potassium (0.16 - 8.0 mg/1). The physicochemical parameters recorded in Ossah River were all within acceptable limits to support aquatic biodiversity and aquaculture development despite observed anthropogenic impacts in stations 1 and 2; though pH and dissolved oxygen did not meet in some stations. It can therefore be concluded that the river is suitable to support aquatic biodiversity.

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APA

UKAEGBU, A (2023). Impact Of Vegetable Oil Effluent On The Water Quality Of Receiving Ossah River, Umuahia, Abia State. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Dec 23, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/impact-of-vegetable-oil-effluent-on-the-water-quality-of-receiving-ossah-river-umuahia-abia-state-7-2

MLA 8th

AMARACHI, UKAEGBU. "Impact Of Vegetable Oil Effluent On The Water Quality Of Receiving Ossah River, Umuahia, Abia State" Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 29 Aug. 2023, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/impact-of-vegetable-oil-effluent-on-the-water-quality-of-receiving-ossah-river-umuahia-abia-state-7-2. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

MLA7

AMARACHI, UKAEGBU. "Impact Of Vegetable Oil Effluent On The Water Quality Of Receiving Ossah River, Umuahia, Abia State". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 29 Aug. 2023. Web. 23 Dec. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/impact-of-vegetable-oil-effluent-on-the-water-quality-of-receiving-ossah-river-umuahia-abia-state-7-2 >.

Chicago

AMARACHI, UKAEGBU. "Impact Of Vegetable Oil Effluent On The Water Quality Of Receiving Ossah River, Umuahia, Abia State" Mouau.afribary.org (2023). Accessed 23 Dec. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/impact-of-vegetable-oil-effluent-on-the-water-quality-of-receiving-ossah-river-umuahia-abia-state-7-2

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