WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF OSSE RIVER, EDO STATE, NIGERIA, USING PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PARAMETERS.
EKHATOR, O. OPUTE, F.I., AKOMA, O.C.
AND MENSAH, J.K.
ABSTRACT
This paper reports a sixteen month investigation of the pattern of variation of the physico-chemical parameters of Osse River was carried out from January 2003 to April 2004.Water samples for physical and chemical analysis were collected into a 250ml container and analyzed using standard methods. Results obtained showed marked seasonal fluctuations in the measured parameters with the rainy season months
recording higher values than the dry season months. All parameters studied where significantly different among the stations investigated (P<0.05) except pH. There was…