Spatial Variation of Ground water Quality Parameters and its Suitability for Drinking at Makutopora Aquifer, Dodoma Municipality, Tanzania.

Mary KİSAKA

doi:https://doi.org/10.30897/ijegeo.462691

Makale detayları

Spatial Variation of Ground water Quality Parameters and its Suitability for Drinking at Makutopora Aquifer, Dodoma Municipality, Tanzania.

Yazarlar:

Mary KİSAKA

Yayıncı:

Cem GAZİOĞLU

Ana Başlıklar:

Uygulamalı fizik

Dergi:

International Journal of Environment and Geoinformatics 2018 Vol.5 Issue 3, pp.337-352

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2018

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000462642

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

eISSN:

2148-9173

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30897/ijegeo.462691

Özet:

 





A
study was conducted to benchmark the ground water quality parameters and its
spatial variation from Makutopora boreholes which are found 32 km from Dodoma
town. A total of 90 samples (from both deep and shallow wells)
were collected and analyzed for various quality parameters. The analysis results were interpolated using
statistics and Inverse Distance Weighting tool in a Geographical Information
System (GIS) environment to determine their spatial variation. The results indicated that all samples were within the permissible Tanzanian standards, except for two unused production boreholes which showed
higher levels of total hardness,
Electrical conductivity and total dissolved solids. However, gross pollution
was found in community shallow wells of Chihanga and Veyula that showed high levels of nitrate (78-82 mg/l), Manganese (1.05
mg/l), low pH (5.98)
and E. coli. (52/100 ml). It is quite clear from this study that the ground
water supplied to Dodoma is still meeting the set drinking water standards in
Tanzania although aquifer deterioration was noticed which demands an urgent
innovative ground water management. The results
obtained in this study will therefore be helpful for future monitoring and
sustainable ground water quality management in the Makutopora sub basin. 

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Makale detayları

Spatial Variation of Ground water Quality Parameters and its Suitability for Drinking at Makutopora Aquifer, Dodoma Municipality, Tanzania.

Yazarlar: Mary KİSAKA

Yayıncı: Cem GAZİOĞLU

Ana Başlıklar: Uygulamalı fizik

Dergi: International Journal of Environment and Geoinformatics 2018 Vol.5 Issue 3, pp.337-352

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 12/2018

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000462642

Sıklık: Üç Aylık

eISSN: 2148-9173

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30897/ijegeo.462691

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Mary KİSAKA

Yayıncı:

Cem GAZİOĞLU

Ana Başlıklar:

Uygulamalı fizik

Dergi:

International Journal of Environment and Geoinformatics 2018 Vol.5 Issue 3, pp.337-352

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2018

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000462642

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

eISSN:

2148-9173

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30897/ijegeo.462691