IMPACT OF ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITIES ON WATER QUALITY AND ITS HEALTH IMPLICATIONS IN PARTS OF MINNA METROPOLIS, NIGER STATE, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT This work assessed the impact of anthropogenic activities on water quality and its health implications in parts of Minna Metropolis. The study analyzed physicochemical and bacteriological parameters of water from various sources which include Boreholes, Hand Dug Wells and Water Vendors. The study collected twelve water samples of which the parameters analyzed were pH, Hardness, Dissolved Oxygen (DO), Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Phosphate, Ammonia, Nitrate, Nitrite, Escherichia Coli (E.Coli), ...
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