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- Title
Water quality modeling of rice-irrigated Obina River basin, Uzo-Uwani
- Authors
Nwaogazie, I. L.; Ogelle, E.
- Abstract
Obina-river basin, 1000 hectares in areal extent in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area (LGA), Enugu state, Nigeria featuring rice-irrigated farming has been studied for river pollution modeling. Effects of fertilizer and pesticide applications plus wastes due to animal husbandry in the area accounted for the chemical and microbial pollution of Obina river through irrigation return flows. Data analysis and mathematical modeling of water quality constituents at the downstream pointsof Obina river, 7.5 km stretch; and the irrigation canal, 6.6 km stretch, respectively, indicate the following: (i) consistent time-trends in degree of pollution; (ii) linear relationship for models of chemical constituents against chlorides, and models of water-related diseases against microbial constituents; and (iii) non-linear relationship for chemical constituents against total dissolved solids, TDS. Application of computer program on multiple regression to the data yielded values of models' coefficients and those of correlation coefficients in the range of 0.63 to 0.99. Also, the plots of the regression models helped to confirm positive relationships between variables. Models are of great utility in the area of water quality monitoring and forecasting.
- Subjects
MODELING (Sculpture); WATER quality monitoring; WATER pollution monitoring
- Publication
Water, Air & Soil Pollution, 1997, Vol 100, Issue 1-2, p197
- ISSN
0049-6979
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1023/A:1018363205367