Water Quality Assessment in some selected communities along the Volta River

  • Sheriff Enti- Brown National Nuclear Research Institute
  • Delali Tulasi National Nuclear Research Institute
  • Michael Ackah National Nuclear Research Institute
  • Alfred Kwablah Anim, National Nuclear Research Institute
  • Nafisatu Zakaria National Nuclear Research Institute,
  • Juliet Osei National Nuclear Research Institute
  • Esther Saah Nyarko National Nuclear Research Institute
  • Eva Tabuaa Gyamfi, National Nuclear Research Institute
DOI: https://doi.org/10.53555/as.v2i10.1388
Keywords: Heavy metals, Volta River, FAAS, Ghana, water

Abstract

Surface water samples and sediments from seven contact sites at the Volta River where small,
large and domestic activities discharge their wastes were sampled. Levels of heavy metals in the
samples were determined using flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS). The sediments
samples in the study area were moderately enriched with manganese while exhibiting minor
enrichment with copper, zinc, nickel and arsenic. The geo-accumulation index showed that the
study sites were currently practically unpolluted. In the long term, the situation might change.

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Author Biographies

Sheriff Enti- Brown, National Nuclear Research Institute

National Nuclear Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box LG 80,
Legon, Accra, Ghana

Delali Tulasi, National Nuclear Research Institute

National Nuclear Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box LG 80,
Legon, Accra, Ghana

Michael Ackah, National Nuclear Research Institute

National Nuclear Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box LG 80,
Legon, Accra, Ghana

Alfred Kwablah Anim,, National Nuclear Research Institute

National Nuclear Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box LG 80,
Legon, Accra, Ghana

Nafisatu Zakaria, National Nuclear Research Institute,

National Nuclear Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box LG 80,
Legon, Accra, Ghana

Juliet Osei, National Nuclear Research Institute

National Nuclear Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box LG 80,
Legon, Accra, Ghana

Esther Saah Nyarko, National Nuclear Research Institute

National Nuclear Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box LG 80,
Legon, Accra, Ghana

Eva Tabuaa Gyamfi,, National Nuclear Research Institute

National Nuclear Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box LG 80,
Legon, Accra, Ghana

Published
2016-10-31
How to Cite
Brown, S. E.-, Tulasi, D., Ackah, M., Anim, A. K., Zakaria, N., Osei, J., Nyarko, E. S., & Gyamfi, E. T. (2016). Water Quality Assessment in some selected communities along the Volta River. IJRDO-Journal of Applied Science, 2(10), 19-29. https://doi.org/10.53555/as.v2i10.1388
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Vol. 2 No. 10 (2016): IJRDO - Journal of Applied Science
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