ABSTRACT

This project focuses on the effects of solid waste disposal effluent on the Ugboha River's water quality. Water samples from the river sources were taken for laboratory analysis as part of this research's effort to quantify the river's water quality and pollutant content.

The total hardness, dissolved colloids, total solids (TS), iron content, turbidity, total sulphate (TS), pH, temperature, and conductivity were the quality criteria taken into account.

The concentrations of pollutants in the river water were calculated using physical and chemical analyses performed on samples collected at the river's source.

The findings show that total sulphate, magnesium, chloride, iron, and total hardness are among the water quality metrics that are found to be excessive, with average concentration loads of 12.0 mg/l, 18.8 mg/l, 41 mg, 2.0 mg/l, and 44 mg/l, respectively.

The average values for conductivity, Ph, turbidity, and dissolved solids are 0.2g, 119.0cm, 6.20cm, and 129ml, respectively. All pollutants whose discharge from the river was examined in this study, with the exception of iron content, showed some high quantities.

Leachate, ambient soil, waste management, environment, and effluent are some related terms.