Physicochemical Properties Evaluation of Well and Borehole Water-Samples from Elebu District, Iddo LGA, Ibadan, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorKolawole FARINLOYE
dc.contributor.authorDimtry VITHOONJIT
dc.contributor.authorIdowu OLOGEH
dc.contributor.authorAfolakemi OREDEIN
dc.contributor.authorAdesola ADEDIRAN
dc.contributor.authorFolashade FARINLOYE
dc.contributor.authorOlusina AJAYI
dc.date.accessioned2026-08-07T09:07:26Z
dc.date.available2026-08-07T09:07:26Z
dc.date.issued2025-03
dc.description.abstractThroughout ages, water has proven to be an indispensable liquid for life, food production, agriculture, domestic and industrial uses. Access to potable water in Nigeria poses a challenge due to infrastructural deficit. Well and boreholes remain major sources of potable water and in event of poor practices, the risk of contamination is imminent. Hence, continuous evaluation of water quality designated for specific purposes remains a necessity and is thus the underpinning of this study. A total of eleven (11) sites namely: Eleta, Yidi, Akuru, Adedayo, Kuyoro, Elebu market, Ajokankan, Health centre, Police station, Lawyer Oke, Olanlege streets, respectively were randomly selected from Elebu district. Ten samples each from well and borehole were collected and analyzed for physicochemical properties: pH, Conductivity (C); Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Alkalinity, Salinity, hydrogen ion concentration (H+), (pH) were determined in the laboratory using standard techniques. Salinity, TDS and conductivity between January to March, 2024. Results revealed that pH of well and borehole water varied between 6.36±0.02 to 7.21±0.02 and 6.40± 0.01 to 7.10± 0.02 respectively and fell within WHO recommended limits of 6.4 to 8.5. Furthermore, the total hardness of well and borehole water ranged between 4.92±0.02 mg/L to 15.40± 0.10 mg/L and 7.84± 0.02 mg/L to 12.43 to 0.02 mg/L respectively and fell within World Health Organization (WHO) recommended limits of 0.0 to 180.0 mg/L. Iron (Fe) content of well and borehole water ranged between 1.21±0.21 mg/L to 3.17± 0.03 mg/L and 1.91± 0.03 mg/L to 3.84± 0.04 mg/L respectively which far exceeds WHO standards of 0.3 mg/L to 1.0 mg/L. Results from this study indicate that water from the wells and borehole in Elebu district of Ibadan is high in iron content load, hence there is need for water treatment procedure to engender safe water supply to the district.
dc.identifier.issn2449-0679
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.lcu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/1429
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherJournal of Capital Development in Behavioural Sciences Vol. 13 Issue 1 (March, 2025)
dc.subjectWater
dc.subjectWells
dc.subjectBorehole
dc.subjectElebu
dc.subjectIbadan
dc.subjectPhysicochemical properties
dc.titlePhysicochemical Properties Evaluation of Well and Borehole Water-Samples from Elebu District, Iddo LGA, Ibadan, Nigeria
dc.typeArticle

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