TY  - JOUR
T1  - Analysis of Groundwater Pollution from Abattoir Waste in Minna, Nigeria
AU - , Ogbonnaya Chukwu 
JO  - Research Journal of Dairy Sciences
VL  - 2
IS  - 4
SP  - 74
EP  - 77
PY  - 2008
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1993-5277
DO  - rjdsci.2008.74.77
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjdsci.2008.74.77
KW  - Abattoir waste
KW  -analysis
KW  -groundwater
KW  -hazard
KW  -pollution
KW  -wells
AB  - Abattoir wastes are hazardous as many contain small quantities of components which are potentially dangerous to man and the environment. These wastes can seep through the ground and contaminate groundwater  with  nitrate and bacteria. This study analyzed the effects of pollution on groundwater around an  abattoir  using  Minna  abattoir  as a case study. Physical, Chemical and Organic parameters of two wells (W<SUB>1</SUB> and W<SUB>2</SUB>) around the  abattoir  were  analyzed. The values of the parameters obtained from the analyses were:  Turbidity  (115.0,  11.0  FTU),  electrical  conductivity  (260.0,  250.0  mg  L<SUP>-1</SUP>),  pH (8.4, 8.4), Hardness (72.0, 113.0 mg  L<SUP>-1</SUP>), Iron Content (0.44, 0.51 mg  L<SUP>-1</SUP>), Nitrate (1.0, 0.6 mg  L<SUP>-1</SUP>), Phosphate (2.04, 0.6 mg  L<SUP>-1</SUP>), Magnesium (10.5, 16.5 mg  L<SUP>-1</SUP>), Nitrite (0.152, 0.016 mg  L<SUP>-1</SUP>), BOD (3.25, 2.41 mg  L<SUP>-1</SUP>), COD (2.11, 1.92 mg  L<SUP>-1</SUP>) and DO  (1.50,  0.86  mg  L<SUP>-1</SUP>).  The  first  value  in  each  bracket is for W<SUB>1</SUB> (well1) and the second value is for W<SUB>2</SUB> (well 2). The results of the analyses of the wells when compared with World Health Organization (WHO) standards for drinking water were higher than recommended limits; this implies that the portability of the tested groundwater is not acceptable. The well water should be treated before use.
ER  -