Lack of potable water and the need for water quality analysis of commercially available Satchet water in EPE metropolis of Lagos-Nigeria
1 Department of Natural Science Lagos State University of Education, Oto-Ijanikin, Lagos, Nigeria.
2 Department of Chemistry Education Lagos State University of Education, Oto-Ijanikin, Lagos, Nigeria.
3 Department of Natural Science, Lagos State University of Education, Oto/Ijanikin, Lagos, Nigeria.
Research Article
Open Access Research Journal of Science and Technology, 2025, 13(02), 035-041.
Article DOI: 10.53022/oarjst.2025.13.2.0038
Publication history:
Received on 08 January 2025; revised on 26 February 2025; accepted on 01 March 2025
Abstract:
This study was purely experimental, and the goal is to ascertained if produced water is fit for a specific purpose. Water is mostly purified for human consumption (drinking water,) but water purification may also be designed for a variety of other purposes, including meeting the requirements of medical, pharmacology, chemical and industrial applications. Hence variety of commercially hawk water were sampled and exposed to laboratory chemical analysis and the results indicated that majority of this water were not good for human consumption. The samples tested in Epe metropolis did not meet the standards for drinking water quality that are typically set by governments or by international standards. These standards will typically set minimum and maximum concentrations of contaminants for the use that is to be made of the water, and lastly recommendations were made.
Keywords:
Portable; Water quality; Analysis; Sachet water
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