Probabilistic risk assessment and water quality index of a tropical delta river.

ABSTRACT: Water plays a major role in supporting the wellness and life processes in living things as well as in the ecological structure's stabilities. However, several environmental scientists have recounted the alarming menace unfit water quality portends as well as the shortfalls of its global utilization in various spheres of life. This study aims to determine the fitness of the Ossiomo River and its likely health risk impact when consumed or used for other domestic purposes. The outcome of the physicochemical and heavy metal characterization showed that most of the parameters surpassed the slated benchmarks. Findings from the study revealed a significant difference (p < 0.05) for water temperature, color, TDS, BOD₅, HCO₃, Na, Fe, Mn, and THC across the four stations

SUBMITTER: Anani OA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8638567 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature