Statistical evaluation and quality analysis of water resources around quarry site in Abuja Suburban Nigeria
Water resources occupies vital position regarding the lifespan and general wellbeing humans while significant shortfalls on its reserves hinders almost all sustainable development globally. Most host communities to quarry companies without a water treatment plant are greatly affected by the use of w...
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| description | Water resources occupies vital position regarding the lifespan and general wellbeing humans while significant shortfalls on its reserves hinders almost all sustainable development globally. Most host communities to quarry companies without a water treatment plant are greatly affected by the use of water resources within its area. The present study highlights statistical evaluation and quality analysis of water resources around a quarry site in FCT Nigeria. The research engaged biological assay, physiological and chemical analysis to quantify contamination level of the water resources from obtained data which were also subjected to statistical analysis. The statistical tools employed are Pearson's Correlation, descriptive statistics, Levene's test for homogeneity and one–way analysis. The physiochemical analysis revealed the water resources to have high turbidity value in 58.3 % of sampled population while nitrate concentration and electrical conductivity value were very low. The bioassay revealed presence of coliform bacteria in 100 % of sampled population while thermotolerance count discovered disease-causing-pathogens in 41.7 % of sampled population. Chemical analysis revealed that Pb, Cr, Ni and As were 91.7 %, 83.3 % 100 % and 100 % above recommended permissible limits for sampled population. These results suggests that water resources in this study is unsafe and holds a health-treat with regards to the contaminations inherent in them. Statistical evaluation revealed average positive linear relationship between heavy metal concentration suggesting close relationship of contamination source. Observed strong positive linear relationship between lead and copper, nickel and chromium as well as nickel and arsenic in the scatterplot depicts same source of contamination. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6415a68898ec45faba25ffc50a7f874f2025-08-20T02:32:21ZengElsevierScientific African2468-22762024-12-0126e0240310.1016/j.sciaf.2024.e02403Statistical evaluation and quality analysis of water resources around quarry site in Abuja Suburban NigeriaRaphael Shadai Oguike0Hamza Yusuf Adam1Chemistry department, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi, PMB 0248 Bauchi, Nigeria; Corresponding author.Statistics department, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi, PMB 0248 Bauchi, NigeriaWater resources occupies vital position regarding the lifespan and general wellbeing humans while significant shortfalls on its reserves hinders almost all sustainable development globally. Most host communities to quarry companies without a water treatment plant are greatly affected by the use of water resources within its area. The present study highlights statistical evaluation and quality analysis of water resources around a quarry site in FCT Nigeria. The research engaged biological assay, physiological and chemical analysis to quantify contamination level of the water resources from obtained data which were also subjected to statistical analysis. The statistical tools employed are Pearson's Correlation, descriptive statistics, Levene's test for homogeneity and one–way analysis. The physiochemical analysis revealed the water resources to have high turbidity value in 58.3 % of sampled population while nitrate concentration and electrical conductivity value were very low. The bioassay revealed presence of coliform bacteria in 100 % of sampled population while thermotolerance count discovered disease-causing-pathogens in 41.7 % of sampled population. Chemical analysis revealed that Pb, Cr, Ni and As were 91.7 %, 83.3 % 100 % and 100 % above recommended permissible limits for sampled population. These results suggests that water resources in this study is unsafe and holds a health-treat with regards to the contaminations inherent in them. Statistical evaluation revealed average positive linear relationship between heavy metal concentration suggesting close relationship of contamination source. Observed strong positive linear relationship between lead and copper, nickel and chromium as well as nickel and arsenic in the scatterplot depicts same source of contamination.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468227624003454Water resourceHeavy metalPotable waterColiform groupContaminationNSDWQ |
| spellingShingle | Raphael Shadai Oguike Hamza Yusuf Adam Statistical evaluation and quality analysis of water resources around quarry site in Abuja Suburban Nigeria Scientific African Water resource Heavy metal Potable water Coliform group Contamination NSDWQ |
| title | Statistical evaluation and quality analysis of water resources around quarry site in Abuja Suburban Nigeria |
| title_full | Statistical evaluation and quality analysis of water resources around quarry site in Abuja Suburban Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Statistical evaluation and quality analysis of water resources around quarry site in Abuja Suburban Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Statistical evaluation and quality analysis of water resources around quarry site in Abuja Suburban Nigeria |
| title_short | Statistical evaluation and quality analysis of water resources around quarry site in Abuja Suburban Nigeria |
| title_sort | statistical evaluation and quality analysis of water resources around quarry site in abuja suburban nigeria |
| topic | Water resource Heavy metal Potable water Coliform group Contamination NSDWQ |
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