Assessment of Water Quality along River Ethiope, Delta State

Year : 2025 | Volume : 16 | 02 | Page : –
    By

    Akinfolarin O. M.,

  • Ossai, V.C.,

  • Konne, J.L,

  1. Research Scholar, Department of Chemistry, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
  2. Research Scholar, Department of Chemistry, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
  3. Research Scholar, Department of Chemistry, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Abstract

The environment, economic growth, and human health all depend on the quantity and quality of water supplies. Given this, the significance of water quality monitoring cannot be overstated.This study was aimed at assessing the water quality of River Ethiope. To achieve this, surface water samples were collected from Ethiope River along its banks at the following towns; Umuaja (SWI), Ebedie (SW2), Abraka (SW3), Sapele (SW4) and Ughara (SW5) axis during the rainy seasons; June to October, 2023. A total of 25 samples were collected each month from sampling sites. Using a standard analytical approach, the physicochemical properties, biochemical properties, and microbiological contents were ascertained. To evaluate the data and findings, descriptive analysis, correlation analysis, analysis of variance, and the water quality index (WQI) were used. Total heterotrophic fungi (THF) and Total coliform bacteria (TCB) showed significant difference (p0.05) among some of the stations. Correlation study between total dissolved solids (TDS) and electrical conductivity (EC) showed perfect correlation while chemical oxygen demand (COD) and biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), and, Na and Mg, Cl and TDS, Ca and Na revealed significant positive relationship (p<0.01), Negative significant relationships existed between DO and TDS, Chloride and , BOD and DO, COD and DO (p<0.01). The WQI calculated showed that water quality was excellent in station SWI (11.441) and SW2 (17.354), poor in stations SW3 (74.633) and SW5 (54.823), and very poor in station SW4 (78.777). Seasonal variance should be incorporated into future research.

Keywords: Water quality index, Assessment, River Ethiope, Water characteristics

How to cite this article:
Akinfolarin O. M., Ossai, V.C., Konne, J.L. Assessment of Water Quality along River Ethiope, Delta State. Journal of Modern Chemistry & Chemical Technology. 2025; 16(02):-.
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Volume 16
02
Received 31/01/2025
Accepted 21/02/2025
Published 01/03/2025
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