WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF STORED GROUND WATER UTILIZED BY RESIDENT UNDEGRADUATES IN A PRIVATE UNIVERSITY, LOCATED IN BENIN CITY, EDO STATE
ODIGIE, O. O., OLISAKA, F. N. AND OBAYAGBONA, O. N.
ABSTRACT
The bacteriological and physicochemical quality of stored ground water supplied to four (4) female hostels at the main campus of a private university located at the outskirts of Benin City was evaluated. Routine methods which include pour plate, multiple tube dilution, spread plate and usage of relevant calibrated meters such as pH meter and total dissolved solid (TDS) meter were utilized. The mean heterotrophic bacterial counts ranged from 0.4 ×102….