The Physicochemical Properties of Drinking Water in AMAC, FCT.

TABLE OF CONTENTTitle Page Declaration ……………………………………………………………………………i Certification …………………………………………………………………………... iiDedication………………………………………………………………………………iiiAcknowledgements…………………………………………………….………………ivTable of Contents……………………………………………………………………… vList of Tables……………………………………………………………………….......vi Abstract………………………………………………………………………….…….. viiCHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION1.1 Background to the Study ………………………………………………………….. 1-2 1.2 Statement of the Problem……………………………………………………………2-6 1.3 Justification of the Study……………………………………………………………. 6-7 1.4 Aim of the Study…………………………………………………………………….. 71.5 Objectives …………………………………………………………………………….7 CHAPTER TWOLITERATURE REVIEW …………………………………………………….8-14CHAPTER THREEMATERIALS AND METTHODBrief Description of Study Area………………………………………….…………..15-16Target Population……………………………………………………………………16Study Design…………………………………………………………………………17Sample Size…………………………………………………………………………..17Sampling Methodology……………………………………………………………….17Data Instrument………………………………………………………………………17Method of Data Collection………………………………………………………….. 17-18Ethical Consideration …………………………………………………………………18CHAPTER FOURRESULTS……………………………………………………………. 19-24CHAPTER FIVEDISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONSDiscussion of the Result………………………………………………………………… 25-27 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………27-28Recommendations……………………………………………………………………… 28-29References……………………………………………………………………………… 30-31
ABSTRACTSafe and readily available water is important for public health, whether it is used fordrinking, domestic use, food production or recreational purposes. Improved watersupply and sanitation, and better management of water resources, can boost countries’economic growth and can contribute greatly to poverty reduction. Physical and chemicalproperties of water determine the quality of drinking water. This water quality is established interms of the specific water-quality parameters which include temperature, colour, taste, odourspecific conductivity, turbidity of water. This study explored the physico-chemical properties ofwater in Abuja Municipal Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria. Water samplesfrom different sources of drinking water were obtained and analyzed in the laboratory forcontaminants such as manganese, lead, and so on. The study revealed that the averagetemperature of the drinking water in the study areas was 30.6 degrees Celsius. There was highlevel of manganese (0.95mg/L) in the water samples analyzed, and also, the source of drinkingwater for majority of the households surveyed (80 percent) was tap water.