Assessment of Water Quality in Kuntaur, Central River Region, The Gambia
Main Authors: | Oyelakin, Oladele, Conteh, Mustapha, Iyekowa, Osaro, Anthony, Adjivon, Mendy, Mandalena, Ntomchukwu, Chukwudozie Cyril |
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Other Authors: | Self-funded |
Format: | Article info application/pdf eJournal |
Bahasa: | eng |
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Chemistry Department, The University of Brawijaya
, 2020
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Online Access: |
https://jpacr.ub.ac.id/index.php/jpacr/article/view/497 https://jpacr.ub.ac.id/index.php/jpacr/article/view/497/pdf |
Daftar Isi:
- The study deals with twelve water quality parameters on twenty-four sampling locations in Kuntaur. Samples were collected from the both surface water and groundwater. Twelve parameters were: temperature, pH, conductivity, acidity, alkalinity, total dissolved solids, turbidity, iron, nitrite, nitrate, sulphate and phosphorus (orthophosphate). Nearly all the measured parameters fell within the standard reference of the various parameters. The standards were: National Environment Agency, NEA, (The Gambia), World Health Organization, WHO and European Union, EU, Standards.