Physico-Chemical Quality of Selected Drinking Water Sources in Mbarara Municipality, Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorLukubye, Ben
dc.contributor.authorAndama, Morgan
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-13T08:47:52Z
dc.date.available2021-12-13T08:47:52Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThe study assessed the physico-chemical quality of selected drinking water sources (springs, boreholes, shallow wells and rainfall) in Mbarara municipality with respect to World Health Organization (WHO) drinking water guidelines and other guidelines in light of the increased anthropogenic activities in the municipality. A total of 70 water samples were collected from purposively selected boreholes, springs, wells and rainwater in Nyamitanga, Kamukuzi and Kakoba divisions of Mbarara municipality with various human activities. The samples were analysed for physico-chemical parameters: Temperature, pH, Dissolved Oxygen (DO), Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Electrical Conductivity (EC) and Total hardness using American Public Health Association (APHA) standard methods. The mean temperature and pH ranged between 18.07˚C - 23.45˚C and 5.74 - 7.54, respectively. The mean DO values were found to be between 4.84 and 12.86 mg/l; whereas mean BOD was within the range of 1.83 - 7.71 mg/l. The mean TDS and EC of the water samples ranged, between 33.40 - 569.20 mg/l and 29.30 - 1139.90 μS/cm respectively. Furthermore, the lowest and highest mean total hardness were 70.00 and 264.00 mg/l, respectively.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLukubye, B. and Andama, M. (2017) Physico-Chemical Quality of Selected Drinking Water Sources in Mbarara Municipality, Uganda. Journal of Water Resource and Protection, 9, 707-722. https://doi.org/10.4236/jwarp.2017.97047en_US
dc.identifier.issn1945-3108 (online)
dc.identifier.issn945-3094 (print)
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/393
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Water resource and protectionen_US
dc.subjectDrinking Water Sourcesen_US
dc.subjectMbarara Municipalityen_US
dc.subjectPhysico-Chemical Parametersen_US
dc.titlePhysico-Chemical Quality of Selected Drinking Water Sources in Mbarara Municipality, Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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