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| Physicochemical and Microbiological Characteristics of Boreholes Water from University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State |
Abideen Adeyinka Adekanmi, Muminat Yemisi Adekanmi, Oyekanmi Hidayat Adeola, Muraina Taoreed Adekunle, Opeyemi Shafiu Adekanmi, Sherifdeen Adeniyi Adekanmi
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Abstract:
Unavailability of good quality drinking water is wide spread and this has serious health implications. In developing nations of the world, 80% of all diseases and over 30% of deaths are related to drinking water. According to Federal Ministry of Health statistics, only about 30% of Nigerians have access to portable water while the United Nations estimated that about 1.2 billion people all over the world lack access to portable water. The current study is on determination of physicochemical and microbiological characteristics of selected boreholes from University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State. Water samples were collected from five Boreholes from University of Ibadan, Fish farm, Ibadan, Oyo state. Temperature and pH were determined in-situ while the other parameters were determined out-situ. All properties (physicochemical and microbiological) were examined according to standard methods. The result of physicochemical parameters for the boreholes (Key: T= Tafawa Balewa Hall, D= Department of Microbiology, N= Nnamdi Azikwe Hall, S= Sultan Bello Hall and A= Abdulsalam Abuakar postgraduate Hall) water samples are as follows: Temperature (Ambient), pH (6.5, 6.6, 7.1, 6.8 and 7.0), Total Dissolved Solids (150, 250, 180, 200 and 100 mg/L), Turbidity (1, 3,2,4 and 3 NTU), Conductivity (105, 135, 222, 330 and 133µS/cm), Chloride (0.7, 2, 0.5, 3 and 2 mg/L), Fluoride (0, 0, 0, 0 and 0 mg/L), Iron (0.01, 0.02, 0, 0.01 and 0.04 mg/L), Nitrate (0, 0, 0, 0 and 0 mg/L), Nitrite (0, 0, 0, 0 and 0 mg/L), Magnesium (0.04, 0.008, 0.01, 0.07 and 0.03 mg/L), Calcium (1.85, 2.30, 2.00, 3.56 and 1.22 mg/L) Total Hardness (33, 44, 48, 35, AND 52 mg/L), Total Alkalinity (45, 38, 50, 68 and 54 mg/L), Potassium (0, 0, 0, 0 and 0 mg/L) and Sodium (38, 22, 28, 30 and 34 mg/L). Microbiological analysis recorded 77, 50, 65, 73 and 69 cfu/ml for total plate count while 0 cfu/ml was obtained for Coliform, E coli, Fungi and Salmonella shigella counts. Physicochemical and microbiological properties of boreholes examined conform satisfactorily to WHO stipulated standards for drinking water. Therefore, water from the boreholes is clean and fits for human consumption.
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