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Assessment Of Pollutants In Streams Around A Cement Plant In Central Nigeria, Fanan Ujoh Ph.D, Muhammad Mamman Alhassan Ph.D
Assessment Of Pollutants In Streams Around A Cement Plant In Central Nigeria, Fanan Ujoh Ph.D, Muhammad Mamman Alhassan Ph.D
Dr. Fanan Ujoh
The study assessed the chemical and heavy metals content in surface water samples collected at 9 points from 3 different streams within a radius of 5 kilometers to the factory, and an additional control water sample collected from a stream at Tarhembe, 12 kilometers from the factory. Laboratory analyses were conducted for 18 parameters, while mean, maximum and minimum values, and standard deviation for all parameters tested were derived using SPSS Version 15. Using the WHO (2011) Guidelines for Drinking Water, the concentration levels of pollutants in water samples were determined for all 18 parameters to establish whether or not …