Analysis of Water Quality of Selected Wells in Gonin-Gora, Kaduna State, Nigeria

Abstract

Groundwater is considered to be safe for drinking, but increasing evidences have revealed that, its chemical
composition or physical characteristics may render it unsafe for human consumption. As a result, this study was
undertaken to analyse the water quality of selected wells in Gonin-Gora Kaduna State. Water samples were
randomly collected from nine (9) different wells at strategic positions, the source and levels of concentration
were determined to ascertain the water samples for human consumption. Magnesium, Calcium, Alkalinity,
BOD, Chloride, Colour, Nitrate, Total Hardness, Turbidity and pH parameters (variables) were generated from
each of the nine (9) analysed water samples for statistical analyses. The regression analysis was used to compare
the relationship between distance of dumpsites and level of pollution, while chi-square was used todetermine a
significance difference between empirical values and WHO standards for drinking water. Therefore, the results
have shown that, there is a significant difference between the levels of concentration of the well water and
W.H.O standards for drinking water. The study recommended that water from open wells should be treated
before humanconsumption.