June 2011

Preliminary assessment of water quality in Ayede-Ekiti, Southwestern Nigeria

  Problems of water borne diseases are expected where water quality to a community has been compromised. This was the case of Ayede Ekiti, southwestern Nigeria where cholera epidemic was reported recently. Hydrochemical investigation of twenty-seven groundwater and 3 surface water samples from the town were thus, carried out. This was aimed at evaluating major ions and their origin; establish hydro-chemical...

Author(s): Ige O. O. and Olasehinde P. I.

June 2011

The economics of water supply management in Obantoko area, Abeokuta, Nigeria

  This paper examined the management of water supply in Obantoko area -a typical Nigerian settlement. The population of the area was determined using building count method and a satellite imagery while reports of geophysical surveys of the area done in previous works gave the indication of field of prospective boreholes in the area. These were used to determine the costs and locations of prospective boreholes...

Author(s): Ufoegbune, G. C., Orimoloye, A. O., Eruola, A. O. and Ogunyemi, I. O.

June 2011

Biological and physiochemical properties of shallow wells in Ikorodu town, Lagos Nigeria

  This study examined the biological, physical and chemical quality of shallow wells in Ikorodu, Lagos state. Purposive random sampling method was employed for the collection of samples during the wet season in September, 2010 from Majidun, Ogolonto and Agric communities. A total of 24 samples, with 8 from each community, were collected and analyzed for taste, odour, colour, temperature, pH, total dissolved...

Author(s): Adejuwon Joseph O. and Mbuk Chritopher J.