Impacts Of Industrial Effluent On Quality Of Well Water Within Asa Dam Industrial Estate, Ilorin Nigeria

The impact of industrial effluent on the quality of ground water (well) within an Industrial Estate was studied. The quality was assessed in terms of physicochemical parameters and bacteriological parameter. Three wells within the industrial were examined in the course of the study. Results obtained showed that the turbidity varied between 1.5 to 250 NTU and colour ranged from 211 to 2519 Pt- Co. The total, suspended and dissolved solids content were high. The conductivity ranged from 161 to 731 μs, while pH ranged from 6.9 to 7.3.Calcium and Magnesium ions as well as chloride ion content of the water were high. The dissolved oxygen content ranged from 6 to 9mg/l. Bacteriological indices showed that the well water were highly contaminated having high total bacterial counts (1200- 1375 cfu/ml). The well water showed presence of feacal coliform (E. coli) and had high coliform counts (1600 - >1800 MPN/100ml). It was observed that the wells were negatively affected by the effluent discharged within the industrial plant. [Nature and Science. 2008;6(3):1-5]. ISSN: 1545-0740.

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