Nitrate and nitrite content of well water in Enugu, Southeast Nigeria.(Brief Communication)

From: Archives of Environmental Health | Date: September 1, 2003| Author: Echebiri, Vitalis C.; Ogbu, Innocent S.I. | Copyright information

Water samples from 20 artesian wells, chosen by the multistage sampling procedure from 5 zones in the city of Enugu, Southeast Nigeria, were analyzed by the disulfonic acid method in duplicate for the presence of nitrate (N[O.sub.3]) and nitrite (N[O.sub.2]). The zonal mean values for N[O.sub.3] were 0.45 mmol/l, 0.46 mmol/l, 0.55 mmol/l, 0.59 mmol/l, and 0.65 mmol/l (mean = 0.54 mmol/l), and for NO2 the values were 0.34 mmol/l], 0.32 mmol/l, 0.21 mmol/l, 0.14 mmol/l, and 0.20 mmol/l (mean ...

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