FUW TRENDS IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY JOURNAL
(A Peer Review Journal)
e–ISSN: 2408–5162; p–ISSN: 2048–5170
keywords: Anthropogenic, physico-chemical, quality, solid waste, standard, tributaries
This study aimed to assess the current status of physico-chemical characteristics of Nukkai River and its tributaries as it relates to human activities. Triplicate samples were collected from four sampling points. Triplicate samples were collected within two months (September and October, 2015) within the span of the rivers along the municipality. Physico-chemical and trace metal analyses of the samples were carried out using standard methods. The physico-chemical values recorded were within World Health Organization limits compared with drinking water standards of Nigeria Industrial Standard, (NIS 554:2007) for portability except Dissolved Oxygen (D.O), TDS along river Lamurde, and turbidity. The mean concentrations of the trace metals that include chromium (0.08 mg/l) and copper (0.0075 mg/l) in the surface water samples are well below WHO permissible limits for portability. The study shows that the river water may be suitable for drinking and other domestic purposes with treatment along the River Lamurde. The compromised water quality could be influenced by anthropogenic activities such as human activities which include laundry, bathing, irrigation farming and solid waste disposal by the riverside that has increased the concentration of pollutants in the samples with mostly (95.5%) of solid waste encountered to be recyclable. The quality of river water can be improved if monitoring authorities’ step-up their activities.
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