Water Quality Assessment of the Man-Made Jabi Lake, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria.
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2023-06-30
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UNIPORT Journal of Applied Science and Environmental Management
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h sustainable and available. The objective of this research is to evaluate the water quality in-terms of
physicochemical characteristics of the Man-made Jabi Lake in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria using
standard methods. Water samples were collected from three sites along the lake, and their pH, alkalinity, conductivity,
total hardness, biological oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, phosphate, and nitrate concentrations were
analyzed. The ANOVA results showed that there was no significant difference (0.089 p-value for physical parameters,
0.135 p-value for chemical parameters and 0.530 p-value for metals) in the physicochemical characteristics among the
three sites. The Pearson correlation coefficient revealed a high positive correlation (r = 0.999) among the sample points,
indicating that a change in the concentration of these parameters in one site would lead to a similar change in the other
locations. These findings suggest that pollutants in one part of the lake may impact the entire ecosystem, and
management strategies should consider the interconnectedness of the lake's water quality. The study concludes that the
stream has a moderate level of pollution and is not suitable for direct consumption or use in the home.
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It has been mentioned by Joana et al. (2021) that
freshwater ecosystems are crucial to human life since
human life depends heavily on the many services that
are supplied by freshwater. These services could
involve supplying, regulating, cultural, or supporting
services, among others. Access to clean water for
drinking is another factor that is critical to maintaining
good health (Agneta et al., 2021). It is estimated that
more than 30 percent of the world's population is
currently living with water scarcity, and that number
will continue to climb if appropriate measures are not
put into place to regulate it (United Nations, 2018).
The nations of Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia,
Southern Asia, Eastern Asia, and South-Eastern Asia
are currently dealing with the most severe forms of
water scarcity (SDG Baseline update, 2017).
According to the United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals (UNSDG) for 2018, it was
reported that 71 percent of the world's population has
access to drinking water services that are safely
maintained. This would imply that three out of every
ten people across the world do not have access to
drinking water services that are safely managed
(Polma, 2018).
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44.Daniel, M, Sawyerr, H.O, Opasola O. A, Ekundayo, D.E, Atimiwoaye, A.D, Musa, O and Sule, R (2023). Water Quality Assessment of the Man-Made Jabi Lake, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria. UNIPORT Journal of Applied Science and Environmental Management 27 (6) 1141-1146. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jasem.v27i6.12