Assessment of the Effects of Pollution on Stream Water Quality. A Case Study of Nakupinga River, Juliasdale, Nyanga · Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Author

Mutasa, Tanaka. G

Title

Assessment of the Effects of Pollution on Stream Water Quality. A Case Study of Nakupinga River, Juliasdale, Nyanga

Abstract

Controlling wastewater discharge is currently the country's most difficult task, and disposing of contaminated water in streams is now prevalent. The drive of this study was to examine the effects of pollution on water quality. Three sampling exercises were carried out in July 2022. Water pH, biological oxygen requirement, electric conductivity, turbidity, and dissolved oxygen were five physiochemical and biological characteristics that were thoroughly examined. Escherichia coli and total coliforms were the biological parameters tested. Clean 500ml glass containers for Escherichia coli and total coliforms and 2 litre plastic polyethylene bottles for physicochemical characteristics were used to collect water samples from three sampling stations. Environmental Management Agency (EMA) Laboratory in Harare analyzed the samples. The T-Test was0used to compare the mean differences of the physiochemical and biological parameters were calculated using three sample exercises, and the results were reported in the form of tables in Chapter 4 and the appendix section.

Controlling wastewater discharge is currently the country's most difficult task, and disposing of contaminated water in streams is now prevalent. The drive of this study was to examine the effects of pollution on water quality. Three sampling exercises were carried out in July 2022. Water pH, biological oxygen requirement, electric conductivity, turbidity, and dissolved oxygen were five physiochemical and biological characteristics that were thoroughly examined. Escherichia coli and total coliforms were the biological parameters tested. Clean 500ml glass containers for Escherichia coli and total coliforms and 2 litre plastic polyethylene bottles for physicochemical characteristics were used to collect water samples from three sampling stations. Environmental Management Agency (EMA) Laboratory in Harare analyzed the samples. The T-Test was0used to compare the mean differences of the physiochemical and biological parameters were calculated using three sample exercises, and the results were reported in the form of tables in Chapter 4 and the appendix section.

Date

2022

Publisher

BUSE

Keywords

Stream Water Quality

Pollution

Supervisor

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