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INVESTIGATION ON PORTABILITY OF OTUOKE UNDERGROUND WATER.

Uku P. E., Okeke C. M.

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The study was designed to investigate the portability on groundwater in Otuoke, Bayelsa State. A total of four groundwater samples were acquired and analyzed for their physico-chemical and heavy metal parameters. Heavy metals were all analyzed with the Atomic Absorption Spectrometer and spectrophotometer. The result revealed that for the heavy metals, iron was most predominant, ranging from 0.70 to 0.08 mg/L. Arsenic was below the machine detectable limit and Assessment of groundwater in the area for drinking purposes revealed that the water is predominantly acidic (lowest pH = 5.7 and highest Ph = 6.4), with iron (0.8 mg/L) contents exceeding regulatory guidelines (WHO, 2011; NSDWQ, 2007) for potable drinking water in most locations. This shows that the groundwater sources are unsafe for consumption purposes. All other measured chemical parameters were within regulatory requirements


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