Open AccessA Comprehensive Review of Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment in Delta State, Southern Part of Nigeria
Author(s) -
Moses Oghenenyoreme Eyankware,
Bassey Edem Ephraim
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of environmental and earth sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2661-3190
DOI - 10.30564/jees.v3i1.2900
Subject(s) - groundwater , delta , water quality , environmental science , surface water , water resource management , seawater intrusion , groundwater resources , hydrology (agriculture) , pollution , water resources , intrusion , aquifer , geology , environmental engineering , geochemistry , ecology , geotechnical engineering , aerospace engineering , engineering , biology
This research presents a review on water resources in Delta state, southern part of Nigeria, with emphasis on hydrogeochemical and microbial assessment. It also evaluate factors responsible for water contamination, and their resulting health problems within the study area. To achieve the objective of this study, related articles were downloaded from Google, published article on influence of hydrogeochemical and microbial activities on water resources, these articles were thoroughly studied. Findings from this study revealed that groundwater was more studied than surface water. It was observed that groundwater within the riverine communities are much more prone to pollution when compared to groundwater in upland area. From reviewed article, it was observed that, larger percentage of groundwater showed presence of coliform. Study from reviewed article further suggested that hydrogeochemical processes such as rock water interaction, saltwater intrusion and precipitation influences groundwater quality within the study area especially within Sombreiro-Warri Deltaic Plain Deposit.