Assessment of groundwater quality using water quality index and GIS in Jada, northeastern Nigeria

Authors

  • J.M. Ishaku*, A.S. Ahmed, and M.A Abubakar Department of Geology, Modibbo Adama University of Technology Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria. Author

Keywords:

WQI, GIS, cluster analysis, anthropogenic contamination, natural mineralization.

Abstract

Assessment of groundwater quality using WQI and GIS was carried out in Jada area. The results of 11 physicchemical
parameters were used for the calculation of WQI. The results indicated that WQI values ranged from
15-43, and thus indicated well to very good groundwater quality status. The geographical information system
using the Inverse Distance Weighted method (IDW) delineated two groundwater quality zones into good and
very good potential areas. The hierarchal cluster analysis identified anthropogenic contamination, natural
mineralization, reverse cation exchange and cation exchange as the major processes controlling groundwater
chemistry. It is recommended that regular groundwater quality monitoring should be encouraged as a strategy
towards groundwater quality protection and conservation.

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Published

2020-01-28

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2020): 2020

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Assessment of groundwater quality using water quality index and GIS in Jada, northeastern Nigeria. (2020). African Journal of Geography and Regional Planning, 7(1), 1-8. https://ijpp.org/journal/index.php/AJGRP/article/view/299