Dry Season Analysis of the Physicochemical, Heavy Metal and Microbial Analysis of Usumang Stream in Abiriba, Ohafia L.G.A, Abia State, Nigeria
Journal Title: ASIAN JOURNAL OF NATURAL & APPLIED SCIENCES - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
Dry season analysis of the Usumang stream at Amogudu Abiriba in Ohafia Local Government Area, Abia State, Nigeria was investigated at six stations which were Isi Usumang Amogudu I, Usumang 2, Isiafara Orunta Usumang Amogudu I, Isiafara Orunta Usumang Amogudu 2, Usumang Amamba, and Akapo. The stream was homogenous in terms of concentrations of parameters with mean values of temperature (27.9), ¬pH (6.9), total hardness (25mgL-1), Turbidity (6.3), Electrical conducting (96us/ca) TDS (60.7 mgl-1), TSS (4.6 mgl-1), Zinc (0.1 mgL-1), total Alkalinity (16.6 mgL-1), Iron (0.1 mg-1) DO (20 mgl-1), COD (10.8 mgl-1), BOD (23.0 mgl-1), sulphate (0.4 mgL-1), Arsenic (0.0 mgl-1). The results of the physical and chemical parameters analyzed were found to be within the permissible limits of the WHO, EPA and Nigerian standard for drinking water. The results of microbial analysis however, showed that none of the samples complied with bacteriological standards as total heterotrophic count exceeded 1.0x106. Total coliform count for some of the samples were within the range of WHO and EPA maximum contamination level for coliform bacterial in drinking water except Isiafara Orunta Usumang Amogudu I and Akapo which had (4x106 and 2 x 106) respectively. Total fungal count (TFC) was very high in Isiafara Orunta Usumang Amogudu I and Isi Usumang Amogudu I. Bacterial and fungal isolates isolate types were identified as Staphylococcus spp, Pseudomonas spp, Adiromobacterspp, Bacillus spp, Shigellaspp, Klebsiellaspp, Escherichia coli, Escherichia Coli, Actinomycesspp, Streptococcus spp, Enterobacterspp. In general the water from the stream will need to be boiled or treated before drinking especially during the dry season.
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Sunday Eze, Magret Otisi
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