Assessing the quality of domestic water consumed by the nagongera town council community, tororo district-uganda
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2023
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Busitema University
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The aim of this study was to monitor the quality of domestic water within Nagongera town council with the specific objectives of determining electrolytic conductivity and its pH, total dissolved solids, water hardness and fluoride ion concentration so as to determine its quality. Six samples from borehole and four from tap were collected for laboratory analysis. Water samples were collected from the boreholes of Mahanga ss, Nagongera Mosque, pastor Ofumbi, Dubai hostel, Pastor Odongo and campus.The taps included Dasafe hospital tap (A), Fawe hostel(D), down town (C) and Agum hostel (B). The results from the laboratory analysis showed average pH is slightly acidic and indicates corrosion problems, especially in areas of Dubai hostel borehole. Electrical conductivity and total dissolved solids values are very low; these give a measure of the ionic load and contaminants in the water. Hence, from the EC and TDS values, the water in Nagongera Town Council has low salt concentration. The water hardness relatively low but greatly high in Down Town Tap (C). Fluoride ion concentration relatively fair but high in campus borehole, Nagongera mosque and pastor Ofumbi hostel borehole. Fluoride ion concentration is very high in Tap (C) thus indicating that water in Tap (C) is not safe for drinking. The results showed that, the water in Nagongera Town Council can be regarded as being of good quality for drinking and agriculture purposes however, tap (C) and campus borehole should be critically analyzed. This study recommends further studies with reference to the chemical and microbial analysis to be done especially in Down town tap (C) and campus borehole to have a broader picture of this water quality.
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Engwenyu, M. (2023). Assessing the quality of domestic water consumed by the Nagongera Town Council Community, Tororo District-Uganda [Undergraduate, Research Report]. Busitema University.