Determination of lead concentration in well and borehole water in Zaria, Nigeria

Authors

  • H. Musa Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria Author
  • I. A. Yakasai Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria Author
  • H. H. Musa Department of Paediatrics, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Zaria, Nigeria Author

Keywords:

Lead, well, and borehole

Abstract

 In this study, lead concentration of sixty well and five borehole water samples collected from Zaria and
 environs was determined. Lead concentrations ranged from 0.000786 to 0.0595mg/L, with 91% of
 samples above the 0.01mg/L WHO drinking water guideline. Borehole water samples were found to
 contain less lead compared with the shallow well water samples studied. In this study Atomic
 Absorption Spectrophotometric (AAS) method was used because of its simplicity and accuracy

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Published

2025-03-01

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2004): ChemClass Journal

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