COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SOME SURFACE AND GROUND WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS FOR AQUACULTURE WITHIN JIMETA METROPOLIS OF ADAMAWA STATE

A comparative analysis of some surface and groundwater physico-chemical parameters was studied over three months. Water samples were taken from Lake Geriyo, River Benue, Well, and Borehole twice a week. The water quality parameters measured were temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, transparency, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids, biological oxygen demand (BOD), and free carbon dioxide. The highest mean temperature was observed from well water (30.83±1.63^oC) while the lowest was from Upper River Benue (27±2.11^oC). The mean pH values were 6.92±0.32, 7.01±0.41, 6.04±0.24 and 6.39±0.15 for Lake Geriyo, Upper River Benue, well water and borehole respectively and there was no significant difference in their pH values. The highest mean dissolved oxygen was observed in the Upper Benue River (6.27±1.79 mg/l) while Lake Geriyo, well water and borehole water had 4.23±1.32 mg/l, 3.8±1.08 mg/l and 3.67±1.53 mg/l respectively. The electrical conductivity was very high in borehole water with a mean value of 668.33±2.11 ppm while Lake Geriyo, Upper Benue River and well water had lower electrical conductivity values of 230.33±3.45ppm, 71.5±1051 ppm and 200±2.28 ppm respectively. Also, the total dissolved solids were very high in borehole water (307.5±2.64 ppm) compared to what was obtained in lake Geriyo (107.5±2.23 ppm), Upper Benue River (39.17±1.84 ppm) and well water (83.12±1.68 ppm). The biochemical oxygen demand was higher in the Upper Benue River (4.32±0.38 mg/l) compared to that of Lake Geriyo (2.71±0.54 mg/l), well water (1.11±0.21 mg/l) and borehole water (1.89±0.51 mg/l). However, all measured water quality parameters are within the acceptable ranges of international and national standards for domestic waters. Hence, the water can be classified as good, stable and healthy for aquaculture purposes.