Impacts of effluents on River Nggada water quality in Maiduguri, Nigeria
Deborah J.M1*, Dammo M.N1, Watila S2 and Sangodoyin A.Y3
Research Article | Published April 2017
Advancement in Scientific and Engineering Research, Vol. 3(1), pp. 1-9
1Department of Civil Engineering, Ramat Polytechnic Maiduguri, Nigeria.
2Gate 3, Next to Civil Engineering, Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri, Nigeria.
3Gate 3, Next to Civil Engineering, Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri, Nigeria.
*Corresponding author: E-mail:
deborah2james@yahoo.com
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Evaluation of abattoir effluent waste and management operations on receiving stream of Maiduguri main abattoir (Kasuwan Shanu) Borno State was done in 2013.In the present study, water samples were taken from water sources in the abattoir and were assessed for biological and chemical analysis, Using the standard methods of examination of water and waste water (APHA,1992). The biological and chemical parameters ranged between 2 - 18mg/l DO and 10 - 45mg/l BOD5 98 -789mg/l CL, 29.8 - 855mg/l SO4, 3.50 - 19mg/l PO4 for different sampling point in the study area and were above the WHO Standards for effluent discharge from industries. The rise and fall pattern of DO and BOD confirms the process of self-purification of the receiving stream with distance. The result implies that no sufficient measures or facilities to treat abattoir wastewater for environmental safety in Maiduguri abattoir. Thus, the need to treat this wastewater before discharging it to the environment is needed.
Keywords: effluent discharge, self-purification, River Ngadda.
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Citation: Deborah JM, Dammo MN, Watila S, Sangodoyin AY (2017). Impacts of effluents on River Nggada water quality in Maiduguri, Nigeria. Adv. Sci. Eng. Res. 3(1): 1-9
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