Comparative Analysis of Some Water Quality Indices in Dutsin-Ma Town, Dutsin-Ma Local Government Area of Katsina State, Nigeria

David Davida, Akut Y. B.

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The study comparatively analyzed water quality in Dutsin-ma town, Katsina State. Some selected parameters which are indicators of water quality examined are pH, conductivity, Total Dissolved Solutes and nitrate ions. The data required for the study comprises of sampled water from wells, pipe borne (tap), water vendors, dam, and borehole respectively. World Health Organization (WHO) and Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) water quality values were used to compare the results of the selected elements and samples that were analyzed. The samples were collected in the dry season on the 25th of February, 2018 in the afternoon. A total of ten (10) samples were collected, two for each water source: wells, pipe-borne (tap), water vendors, dam, and borehole respectively. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used for the analysis of the data generated. The descriptive statistical tool was used to summarize the laboratory results of the analyzed samples through the use of frequency tables. Results indicate that only tap water is acidic (4.61) and fall short of WHO standards. For conductivity, borehole in Dutsin-ma has the highest electrical conductivity of 774.50µ/cm while water from the dam has the lowest electrical conductivity of 50.25 µ/cm. tap water has the lowest amount of nitrate ions among the other sources of sample collected which is 0.70mg/l. All the other sources of water have nitrate levels lower than the WHO recommendations.


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