Impact of Quarrying Activities on the Water Quality in Ikpeshi, Akoko-Edo, Edo State, Nigeria

• Author(s): Osiyoku Dada Akanni ; Ifelola Eyitayo Oluwaseyi ; Umoru Titi Abdulasisi
• Paper ID: 1704433
• Page: 309-314
• Published Date: 12-05-2023
• Published In: Iconic Research And Engineering Journals
• Publisher: IRE Journals
• e-ISSN: 2456-8880
• Volume/Issue: Volume 6 Issue 11 May-2023

Abstract

This study focused on the impact of mining activities on the water qualityin the study area. The study was conducted by insitu and laboratory analysis of surface water and groundwater samples collected from the area. The revealed that the groundwater is of rather fairly polluted quality with values slightly higher than the guideline values of WHO standard compared to the surface water. The Stiff diagram shows that the hydrochemical signatures of the surface water are the same, indicating that the surface water in the study area is affected by the geology and it is usually feed from runoff from the mines, exposing it anthropogenic activity. Thehydrochemical signatures of the shallow groundwater (hand-dug well) were similar to that of the surface water, while that of the other groundwater shows a different signatures. This indicates that the groundwater hydrochemical is typically affected by geology and are not prone to anthropogenic activities compared to the surface water and shallow groundwater.

Keywords

Physico-chemical, Water quality, Hydrochemical, Mining

Citations

IRE Journals:
Osiyoku Dada Akanni , Ifelola Eyitayo Oluwaseyi , Umoru Titi Abdulasisi "Impact of Quarrying Activities on the Water Quality in Ikpeshi, Akoko-Edo, Edo State, Nigeria" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 6 Issue 11 2023 Page 309-314

IEEE:
Osiyoku Dada Akanni , Ifelola Eyitayo Oluwaseyi , Umoru Titi Abdulasisi "Impact of Quarrying Activities on the Water Quality in Ikpeshi, Akoko-Edo, Edo State, Nigeria" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 6(11)