IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

RESEARCH JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND QUALITY CONTROL (RJFSQC )

E-ISSN 2504-6145
P-ISSN 2695-2459
VOL. 10 NO. 1 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56201/rjfsqc.v10.no1.2024.pg37.49

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An Empirical Evaluation of Surface and Ground Water Quality of River Chochi for Sustainable Food Production

Umar Muhammed Bello, Abdulqadir Abuba

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Abstract

This research aimed to empirically evaluate the surface and ground water quality of river Chochi for sustainable food production. The study targeted river Chochi in Yola South LGA, of Adamawa state. Along the river three (3) locations were selected where irrigation activities are intensively carried out namely Bole, Modire and Anguwa-Tabo respectively. At each of the location three samples of water were collected for both surface (river flowing water) and ground water (borehole water) in three periods of the season (May, August and November). A total of fifty four (54) water samples were collected using clean bottles and stored for laboratory analysis of water quality level. The data obtained were subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA) using Statistical Application for Sciences (SAS, 2020). The results revealed that the water analysis the results revealed that the concentration of primary cations were in order of Na+ >Ca2+ > K+ > Mg2+ while for the anions increases in order of HCO3 3. The IWQI ratings indicate that suitability index for surface water irrigation practices were SAR, RSC, % Na, MH and PI, while the unsuitable index were KI, PS and RSBC respectively. Moreover, the suitable indices for ground water were found to be SAR, RSC, %Na, KI, PS and RSBC. Meanwhile the suitable indices are MH and PI respectively. Therefore, surface water source in the area is suitable for irrigation practices while the ground water is considered unsuitable and required treatment before usage.

keywords:

Evaluation, Ground, River Chochi, Water Quality, Yola.

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