Water Quality Status of Three Different Rivers for Fadama-oriented Irrigated Agriculture in Ogbomoso, Southwest Nigeria | Chapter 05 | Emerging Issues in Science and Technology Vol. 3
Aims: The objective of this study was to evaluate water quality status of rivers OBA, ORA and SUNSUN for irrigated agriculture in Ogbomoso, Southwest Nigeria. Study Design: Data were analyzed using 2 x 3 factorial design, with two sampling sites and three sampling periods as treatments in three replications. Place and Duration of Study: The experiment was conducted in six Fadama sites along three rivers (Oba, Ora and Sunsun) in Ogbomoso located on Latitude 8°10’N and Longitude 4°10’E, about 342 m above the mean sea level, southwest Nigeria between December 2014 and March 2015 during the 2014/2015 irrigation (dry) season. Methodology: Water samples were collected from two representative Fadama sites along each river and at three different periods during the 2014/2015 irrigation season for the determination of water quality indicators and overall water quality index (WQI). Results: There was significant temporal variation in the water quality indicators of the three ri...