Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry

Verla Evelyn Ngozi

Publications

• Research Article
  Health Risks Of Consuming Untreated Borehole Water From Uzoubi Umuna Orlu, Imo State Nigeria
  Author(s): Lele Kelechi Charity, Verla Andrew Wirnkor, Amaobi Collins Emeka, Ajero Adaugo Isioma, Enyoh Christian Ebere and Verla Evelyn NgoziLele Kelechi Charity, Verla Andrew Wirnkor, Amaobi Collins Emeka, Ajero Adaugo Isioma, Enyoh Christian Ebere and Verla Evelyn Ngozi
  
  Water is highly essential for both industrial and human activities, and so scarcity of good drinking water in both rural and urban areas in developing countries is of great concern. Six borehole water samples obtained from twelve different villages in Uzoubi, Umuna, Orlu labeled A-F where collected and investigated for physicochemical characteristics and heavy metals. Result showed that all metals except for Cadmium (Cd)(0.0492 mg/L), Nickel (Ni) (0.032 mg/L) and Mercury (Hg)(0.0018 mg/L) had concentration higher than WHO permissible limit for safe drinking water. All metals exhibited low to moderate contamination factor except for Ni (6.0) which showed high contamination factor at borehole B, Cd at borehole A (3.6), B (4.2), D (40) and Hg (3.0) at borehole A. Individual pollution load index for all metals at the different sampled borehole water were low, indicating that the water is .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2380-2391.1000250

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