ASSESSMENT OF POLLUTION STATUS IN ASHA AND SABOEREGI MINING AREAS OF NIGER STATE, NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.authorPETER, Jibrin Gana
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-29T10:52:13Z
dc.date.available2018-10-29T10:52:13Z
dc.date.issued2018-02
dc.descriptionA THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF DOCTORATE DEGREE IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY FACULTY OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIAen_US
dc.description.abstractThis research work investigated the water and soil pollution status of Asha and Saboeregi mining areas of Niger State using standard analytical methods. The physico-chemical parameters of water (pH, turbidity, total dissolved solids, electrical conductivity, dis-solved oxygen, chloride, alkalinity, sulphide, colour, suspended solid, total solid, bio-chemical oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, nitrate and phosphate) as well as soil (pH, organic carbon, organic matter, available phosphorus, cation exchange capacity, sand, silt and clay) were determined. The water, soils and Sorghum bicolor grains were analysed using atomic absorption spectrophotometer to determine the concentrations of Au, Cd, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb and Zn. Statistical analysis on the results were carried out using One –way analysis of variance (ANOVA). The results indicated that of the fifteen physical and chemical properties of waters from Rivers Gbako and Tangale studied, seven of the properties (turbidity, alkalinity, sulphide,, colour, suspended solid, nitrate and phosphate) exceeded the acceptable World Health Organisation (WHO) standard limits for surface waters while four of these properties (total dissolved solid, electrical conductivity, chloride and biochemical oxygen demand) were found to be below the acceptable WHO standard limits for surface waters and the remaining three properties (pH, dissolved oxygen and chemical oxygen demand) were within the acceptable WHO standard limits for surface waters during the period of study. The distribution of heavy metals in surface water of Rivers Gbako and Tangale indicates that anthropogenic activity was an important factor contributing to increased metals (Au, Cd, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb and Zn) concentration in the water. The metal concentrations were higher than the values obtained for control sites except for Cd and Pb. The metal concentrations were also higher than the recommended limits given by Joint Food Organization and World Health Organization (FAO/WHO). The soils at Asha mining site were sandy loam while those of Saboeregi were sandy clay loam in texture and showed Saboeregi soils had better structural stability, water holding capacity and high nutrient. The concentrations of the metals (Au, Cd, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb and Zn) in the soils from the mining sites were higher than the corresponding values from the control sites, and also higher than the recommended limits given by Joint FoodOrganization and World Health Organization (FAO/WHO). The index of geo- accumulation (Igeo) showed that soils at the two study sites (Asha and Saboeregi) were extremely polluted with Fe with Igeo value of 7.43. Heavily to extremely polluted with Mn with Igeo value of 4.41 and heavily polluted with Zn with Igeo value of 3.66. The concentrations of the metals (Au, Cd, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb and Zn) in the Sorghum grains harvested from the mining sites were higher than the corresponding values from the control site with the exception of Cd and Pb, and also higher than the recommended limits given by Joint Food Organization and World Health Organization (FAO/WHO) with the exception of Cu and Mn.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/10763
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectASSESSMENT,en_US
dc.subjectPOLLUTION STATUS,en_US
dc.subjectASHA,en_US
dc.subjectSABOEREGI,en_US
dc.subjectMINING AREAS,en_US
dc.subjectNIGER STATE,en_US
dc.subjectNIGERIAen_US
dc.titleASSESSMENT OF POLLUTION STATUS IN ASHA AND SABOEREGI MINING AREAS OF NIGER STATE, NIGERIAen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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