An Analysis of Water Usage and Quality in the State of Bauchi, Nigeria

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study
1.2 Aims and Objectives
1.3 Vegetation and Climate
1.4 Settlement and Land Use
1.5 Relief and Drainage

CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 General Geology
2.2 Review of the Basement Complex of Nigerian
2.3 Migmatite – Gneiss Complex
2.4 The Schist Belt
2.5 The Older Granite
2.6 The Younger Granite
2.7 Geology of Bauchi State
2.8 Hydrogeology

CHAPTER THREE
METHODOLOGY
3.1 Sample Collection
3.2 Equipment used for Water Analysis
3.3 Analytical Method for Physical Parameters
3.3.1 Temperature
3.3.2 Conductivity
3.3.3 Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)
3.3.4 Colour
3.3.5 Turbidity
3.3.6 PH Test
3.3.7 Odor
3.4 Analytical Method for Chemical Parameters
3.4.1 Determination of Fe (T) Concentration
3.4.2 Determination of Copper (Cu2+) Concentration
3.4.3 Determination of SO42- Concentration
3.4.4 Determination of NO3- Concentration
3.4.5 Determination of Potassium (K+) Concentration
3.4.6 Determination of Phosphate Ion(PO43-) Concentration
3.4.7 Determination of NO2 Concentration
3.4.8 Determination of Calcium (Ca2+) Concentrations
3.4.9 Determination of Magnesium Concentration
3.4.10 Determination of Alkalinity (NaCl-) Concentration
3.5 Method of Bacteriological Analysis
3.5.1 Indicator Organisms
3.5.2 Method of Enumeration of Colliform Units
3.6 Petrography

CHAPTER FOUR
RESULT AND INTERPRETATIONS
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Presentation of Analytical Result
4.2 Physical Analysis Result
4.2.1 Total Dissolved Solids
4.2.2 Conductivity
4.2.3 Turbidity
4.2.4 Colour
4.2.5 Odor
4.2.6 Ph
4.3 Chemical Analysis Result
4.4 Bacteriological Analysis Result
4.5 Petrography
4.5.1 Biotite Gneiss

CHAPTER FIVE
DISCUSSION OF RESULT
5.1 Water for Domestic Use
5.2 Water for Agricultural Activities
5.3 Water for Industrial Purposes
5.4 Sources of Dissolved Mineral Species

CHAPTER SIX
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
6.1 Conclusion
6.2 Recommendations

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