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Editor-in-Chief: Petre Gastescu, Hyperion University of Bucharest (Romania)
Managing Editor: Petre Bretcan, Valahia University of Targoviste (Romania)
Volume 7(1) / 2013
ISSN: 1844-6477 (print version)
ISSN: 2284-5305 (electronic version)

 

 

  

ASSESSMENT OF WATER QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS FOR AQUACULTURE USES IN ABEOKUTA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA

Olaniyi Olopade

Department of Animal Science and Fisheries
 University of Port Harcourt, Choba, Rivers State, Nigeria

Abstract

The physicochemical studies were conducted to assess water resources in Abeokuta North Local Government Area, Ogun State in relation to their potential for aquaculture uses. Water samples were collected from both surface and groundwater sources and analyzed for pH, colour, turbidity, conductivity, total hardness, chloride, BOD, carbonate, iron, lead and copper. The results revealed a fluctuating behaviour of different parameters throughout the study correlations between the physiochemical studied, the result revealed that physicochemical variables were significantly (P<0.05) influenced by site but there were no significant difference in the values of Pb and Fe in all the station (P<0.05).

Keywords: Water quality, aquaculture, physicochemical, surface water, ground water
 
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