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ABSTRACT
This study was carried out on River Atuwara in Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria with the aim of developing a coefficient of re-aeration model applicable to River Atuwara and other rivers in the Nigerian environment. This was achieved by sourcing for data once every month from 22 sampling locations of interest within a pre-selected segment of the river over a period covering the dry and wet seasons. The data collected include hydraulic data (depth, width, velocity and time of travel) and water quality data such as Dissolved Oxygen (DO) and Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD). Excel Spreadsheet and MATLAB were used for data processing. Regression analysis was carried out where stream velocity and depth were the regressors and the re-aeration constant k2 (as a function of BOD, DO and Temperature) was the dependent variable.
A coefficient of re-aeration, k2, (Atuwara re-aeration model) was developed and validated statistically. Its performance was also verified by comparing the model with 10 other internationally recognized models. It was found that even though Atuwara model performed better than Agunwamba model and most of the other well cited models, both Atuwara model and Agunwamba model could be safely adopted for future water quality modelling researches in the Nigerian environment.
Results of detailed water analysis of samples from River Atuwara shows high level of pollution hence it is unfit for human consumption without adequate treatment. It is recommended that River Atuwara and similar rivers in the country should be regularly monitored for quality control.
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CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background Information
Fresh water sources can be broadly categorized into groundwater and surface water (Chapman, 1992). Surface water can again be sub-divided into ‘‘running’’ surface water bodies and ‘‘stationary’’ surface water bodies. Examples of the former include rivers, streams, and brooks while examples of the latter include lakes and ponds. The most abused of all surface water bodies are the running surface water bodies because people tend to believe that by disposing their wastes into these running water, they have been rid of their waste disposal problems. In spite of its relative abundance, water is still a very scarce resource when it is needed in its fresh form because 97.5% of all available water is salt water (Krantz and Kifferstein, 2007; UNESCO, 2006). Of the remaining 2.5%, 70% of it is frozen in the polar ice caps. The other 30% is mostly present as soil moisture or is trapped in underground aquifers. In the end, only 0.007% of all water on earth is readily accessible as fresh water for direct human use (UNESCO, 2006; Krantz and Kifferstein, 2007).
1.1.1 Water Sources Distribution in Nigeria
Record shows that 29% of Nigerians live in the rural areas, 33% reside in small towns and 38% live in the urban areas (FGN, 2000). World Bank (2005) also revealed that 91% of Nigerians living in the rural areas (which translate to 37 million Nigerians, using the 2006 census data) had no access whatsoever to treated water. Most Nigerians derive their water from surface water (springs/stream/rivers), hand dug wells, rain harvesting, pipe borne water, boreholes and vendors (FGN, 2000). It is estimated that 48% (about 67 million) Nigerians harness surface water for their domestic needs, 57% (79 million) use groundwater, 20% (27.8 million) harvest rain,
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14% (19.5 million) have access to pipe borne water while 14% use boreholes (FGN, 2000). According to Ahianba et al., (2008) 33.82% (47.3 million) Nigerians depend exclusively on surface water for their domestic water supply, 28.27% (39.3 million) on hand dug well sources, 24.38% (33.9 million) on pipe borne water, 11.83% (16.4 million) on borehole water and 1.7% (2.4 million) on water vendors (Fig. 1.1). Another interesting statistic suggests that 54.6% (75.9 million) Nigerians use pit latrines exclusively, 13.71% (1.91 million) use water closet exclusively, 0.58% (806,
200) use the bucket system and 31.16% (43.3 million) Nigerians use other unsanitary methods (Fig 1.2). Some of these unsanitary methods include defecating in open fields and disposal into surface water bodies (Ahianba et al, 2008). When rain falls, all the defecations disposed on land get washed down into the surface water bodies as non-point source pollution. This is beside the pollution being discharged into surface water bodies by industries. It can be inferred, therefore, that 47.3 million Nigerians are potentially at risk of epidemic outbreak if our surface waters are not adequately protected through legislations guided by scientific facts.
Vendors
Bore Hole
2%
12%
Surf ace w ater
34%
Pipe borne
24%
Hand dug w ell
28%
Source: Ahianba et al., 2008
Figure 1.1 - Nigerian Household distribution by source of water supply
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Other methods
31%
Pit Latrine
54%
Closet system
14%
Bucket system
1%
Source: Ahianba et al., 2008
Figure 1.2 - Nigerian Household distribution by Toilet Facilities
It is therefore pertinent that the state of the available freshwater should be well monitored and managed through governmental regulations and proper use. However, proper legislation, monitoring and management cannot be achieved without scientific studies to ascertain the state of pollution and the assimilative capacity of the rivers and streams (Anyata and Nwaiwu, 2000). One of such areas of scientific study is water quality modelling.
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