The boreholes use to supply drinking water in the District of Abidjan are located in heavily urbanised areas. This high level of urbanisation is increasingly contributing to the deterioration of groundwater quality. The objective of this study is to assess the impact of aluminium and nitrogen compounds on the physico-chemical quality of groundwater in the District of Abidjan. To achieve this objective, the physico-chemical parameters of fifty (50) groundwater samples were determined over a four year period (2019-2022) during the dry and rainy seasons. A total of 400 groundwater samples were analysed. With the exception of aluminium, nitrate and ammonium, all the chemical elements analysed namely Ca2+, Mg2+, K+, O2; SO42-, SiO2, PO43-, NO2-, Cl-, Mn2+, Cu2+, Zn2+, Fe2+, Fe, H2S and F- were below the values recommended by world health organisation for water intended for human consumption. High levels of aluminium, nitrate and ammonium were observed in 49.5%, 10.75% and 18, 25% of the water samples analysed respectively. The study of spatial and temporal variation shows that groundwater pollution depends on the geographical location of the groundwater and not on the seasons. Principal Component Analysis (ACP) reveals the natural and anthropogenic mineralisation of groundwater.
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Abidjan, Groundwater, Aluminium, Nitrate, Ammonium, Principal Component Analysis
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Savadogo, I., Aw, S., Oga, Y. M. S. (2023). Impacts of Aluminium and Nitrogen Compounds (Nitrate and Ammonium) on the Physico-Chemical Quality of Groundwater in the District of Abidjan. American Journal of Environmental Protection, 12(6), 150-159. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajep.20231206.11
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abstract = {The boreholes use to supply drinking water in the District of Abidjan are located in heavily urbanised areas. This high level of urbanisation is increasingly contributing to the deterioration of groundwater quality. The objective of this study is to assess the impact of aluminium and nitrogen compounds on the physico-chemical quality of groundwater in the District of Abidjan. To achieve this objective, the physico-chemical parameters of fifty (50) groundwater samples were determined over a four year period (2019-2022) during the dry and rainy seasons. A total of 400 groundwater samples were analysed. With the exception of aluminium, nitrate and ammonium, all the chemical elements analysed namely Ca2+, Mg2+, K+, O2; SO42-, SiO2, PO43-, NO2-, Cl-, Mn2+, Cu2+, Zn2+, Fe2+, Fe, H2S and F- were below the values recommended by world health organisation for water intended for human consumption. High levels of aluminium, nitrate and ammonium were observed in 49.5%, 10.75% and 18, 25% of the water samples analysed respectively. The study of spatial and temporal variation shows that groundwater pollution depends on the geographical location of the groundwater and not on the seasons. Principal Component Analysis (ACP) reveals the natural and anthropogenic mineralisation of groundwater.
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Doctoral School of Science Technology and Sustainable Agriculture (ED-STAD), Félix Houphouët Boigny University, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
