EVALUATION OF POLLUTION STATUS OF BAKOLORI DAM USING ORGANIC POLLUTION INDEX, ZAMFARA STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract
ABSTRACT
In most rural communities, water is consumed without confirming it portability and the major main source of water apart from rainfall is the surface water; This surface water which is a vital ingredient of ecosystem must be hygienic, but unfortunately, the proliferation of many sources of pollutants is now at alarming disaster. The present work deals with the evaluation of organic pollution index and the bacteriological profile of the water of Bakolori Dam over a period of twelve months from November 2022 to October 2023.four stations were chosen for the study and water was collect from each station using a 750ml plastic bottle. Standard procedures of WHO, APHA and UNEP were adopted for samples analysis. All samples station were polluted by dumping of waste, cattle wash local mining and the agricultural activities. The results show that the water is throughout the study period polluted with a high index values of 23.97 and 21.36 in the months of May and June respectively withe lowest value of 3.49 in October. Water purification and quality maintenance is necessary to save people from water borne diseases.so necessary steps should immediately be taken for quality monitoring.
Keywords: Pollution, Pollution index, Most probably Number,
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