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Seasonal Variation of Some Physical and Chemical Parameters of Luubara Creek, Ogoni Land, Niger Delta, Nigeria
S.N. Deekae and J.F.N. Abowei and J.F. Alfred-Ockiya
Corresponding Author: Abowei Jasper
Submitted: 2010 June, 25
Accepted: 2010 July, 26
Published: 2010 October, 05 |
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The seasonal variation of some physical and chemical conditions in Luubara creek of Ogoni land
in the Niger D elta area of Nigeria was studied for a period of two years (January, 2006 to December, 2007).
Dry season ambient temperature range from 31.76-32.74ºC (32.27±0.40ºC) while the wet season range was
29.17-30.14ºC (±29.58 ±0.41ºC (28.80±15ºC) while the wet season values were between 26.45ºC and 26.90
(26.70±0.19ºC). The pH recorded in the dry season was between 6.01 and 6.13 (6.08±0.05) while the wet
season values were 6.55-6.87 (6.74±0.14). The total alkalinity in the dry season range from 9.50 to 9.72 mg/L
with a mean of 9.59±0.9 mg/L. This was higher than the wet season which was between 6.73 and 9.34 mg/L
(7.90±1.08 mg/L. The electrical conductivity in the dry season was within the range of 13.39 and 22.22 :/cm
(16.08±4.48 while the wet season values range from 11.68 to 15.46 :/cm (13.44±1.55). The turbidity values
in the dry season were between 2.44 NTU and 2.56 NTU (3.40±1.31). This was lower than the wet season
values which was between 5.25 NTU and 5.79 NTU (5.61±0.25 NTU). The dry season dissolved oxygen values
ranged between 5.17 and 5.83mg/L (5.63±0.33 mg/L). This was lower than the wet season values which range
between 5.89 and 6.43 mg/L (6.14±0.22 mg/L). The salinity in the wet season w as zero for all the stations.
However, station 3 recorded salinity of 0 to 0.09‰ (0.03±0.04‰). The phosphate values in the dry season
range between 0.05 and 0.14 mg/L (0.11±0.04 mg/L) while the wet season range was between 0.05 and 0.09
mg/L (0.06±0.02 mg/L). The nitrate values in the dry season range between 0.33 to 0.56 mg/L (0.42±0.10
mg/L) which was higher than the w et season values which range 0.11-0.34 mg/L (0.21±0.10 mg/L).
Key words: Luubara creek, Nigeria, Ogoni Land, physical and chemical condition, seasonal variation, ,
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S.N. Deekae and J.F.N. Abowei and J.F. Alfred-Ockiya, . Seasonal Variation of Some Physical and Chemical Parameters of Luubara Creek, Ogoni Land, Niger Delta, Nigeria. Research Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences, (4): Page No: 208-215.
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