TITLE:
Quality Assessment of Groundwater Sources of Potable Water in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria
AUTHORS:
Boniface Chidi Okoro, Regina Akudo Uzoukwu, Christopher Kparmekpo Ademe
KEYWORDS:
Quality Assessment, Potable Water, Groundwater, Borehole Water, Physical and Chemical Analyses
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.3 No.3,
March
28,
2016
ABSTRACT: The research investigated the quality of ground waters in boreholes used as
potable water (drinking water and other domestic purposes) in Owerri, Imo State,
Nigeria. Three boreholes were randomly selected from numerous boreholes in Owerri.
Water analyses were carried out for their physicochemical parameters, major ions,
nutrients and bacteriological quality. The obtained average values from the analyses
are: total iron (Fe) (mg/L) = 0.03, pH = 5.9, nitrate (mg/L) = 3.0, nitrate (mg/L)
= nil. The observed average values were compared with standard values of the World
Health Organization (WHO) for potable water. The results showed that the groundwater
qualities from the selected borehole samples are generally low in dissolved constituents
and therefore it recommends that borehole waters from areas around Owerri are generally
acceptable as potable water for human consumption.