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Chemical and biological characteristics of streams in the Owabi watershed
A research article published by Environ Monit Assess.
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| author | Osei Akoto Bruce, Theophilus Nicolas Darko, Godfred |
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| spelling | oai:ir.knust.edu.gh:123456789/14838 Chemical and biological characteristics of streams in the Owabi watershed Osei Akoto Bruce, Theophilus Nicolas Darko, Godfred 0000-0001-7157-646X A research article published by Environ Monit Assess. In this investigation, concentrations of physico-chemical and bacteriological qualities of water samples from the major streams within the Owabi watershed in Kumasi, Ghana, were measured at five different locations. The streams were moderately soft and neutral, having a mean pH range of 7.08 ± 0.2 to 7.88 ± 0.6. Total dissolved solids, total suspended solids, grease and oil, alkalinity, and the major ion levels varied significantly at each sampling site. Nutrient levels were however low and did not show any clear variation at sample locations. The bacteriological quality of the water was poor, rendering it unsafe for domestic purposes without treatment. The poor bacteriological quality was due to direct contamination by animal and human wastes. The streams have an appreciable self-purification capacity which is stressed by persistent pollution overloads caused by expanding human activities within the catchment. Cluster analysis performed on the data to determine pollution patterns between the streams depicts that River Owabi was less polluted, Rivers Akyeampomene and Sukobri were moderately polluted, while River Pumpunase was highly polluted. KNUST 2023-12-13T15:51:59Z 2023-12-13T15:51:59Z 2010 Article Environ Monit Assess (2010) 161:413–422 DOI 10.1007/s10661-009-0757-4 DOI 10.1007/s10661-009-0757-4 https://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/14838 en application/pdf Environ Monit Assess |
| spellingShingle | Osei Akoto Bruce, Theophilus Nicolas Darko, Godfred Chemical and biological characteristics of streams in the Owabi watershed |
| title | Chemical and biological characteristics of streams in the Owabi watershed |
| title_full | Chemical and biological characteristics of streams in the Owabi watershed |
| title_fullStr | Chemical and biological characteristics of streams in the Owabi watershed |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chemical and biological characteristics of streams in the Owabi watershed |
| title_short | Chemical and biological characteristics of streams in the Owabi watershed |
| title_sort | chemical and biological characteristics of streams in the owabi watershed |
| url | https://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/14838 |
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