Effect of Abattoir Waste on Water Quality in Kwata Suleja Area of Niger State, Nigeria

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The study assessed the influence of abattoir waste on water quality in Kwata Suleja area of Niger State. Data analysis were carried out using frequency percentage technique, statistical mean, correlation analysis and were presented in figure and tables. The study revealed microbiological elements are exceeded maximum level and the elements included total coliform and E. coli total coliform ranges from 87cfu to 283cfu within the study area and the maximum allowable limit is 10cfu. E. coli found within the study area ranges from 13cfu in sample A2 to 75cfu in sample downstream and the maximum allowable limit is 0cfu. The finding also shows incidence of waterborne disease in the study area like cholera, diarrhea and typod are on the increase andthis is attributed to poor drinking water quality. Year 2011 has the highest diarrhea occurrence in the study area with 1,285 occurrence, 2014 has the highest cholera occurrence with 198 and 2008 has the highest typhoid occurrence with 204 in the study area. The finding also shows that provision of more boreholes in the study area ranked the highest with 238 (78%) respondents, illumination on promising influences of pollution from abattoir wastes ranked second with 43 (14%) respondents and provision of pipe-borne water ranked the least with 21 (7%) respondents. The values obtained for both faecial and total coliform counts for all the sample stations exceed the various standard suggested by Nigerian Standard for Water Quality for various water uses. Thus, the suleja surface water/ground water is highly polluted with faecial contaminants and as such unfit for domestic use.