Nutrient chemistry of the Densu River in Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorFianko, J.R.
dc.contributor.authorLowor, S.T.
dc.contributor.authorDonkor, A.
dc.contributor.authorYeboah, P.O.
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-26T10:24:20Z
dc.date.available2019-04-26T10:24:20Z
dc.date.issued2010-06
dc.description.abstractThe impact of anthropogenic activities on the fluctuation of nutrients along the Densu River and its tributaries was studied. High concentrations of nutrients were observed in the study area but the river was found to be circumneutral and fresh with pH ranging between 6.54 and 7.84. The levels of NH4 +-N ranged between 0.21 and 2.1 mg L-1 with mean concentration of 1.19 ± 0.02 mg L-1 while that of nitrate is between 0.13 and 5.21 mg L-1 with a mean concentration of 2.07 ± 0.01 mg L-1. The levels of PO4 3--P fluctuated within the range 0.54 and 1.04 mg L-1 with a mean of 0.84 ± 0.01 mg L-1. The Densu River Basin was also found to be with organic matter with depleted dissolved oxygen. The river recorded high BOD values ranging from 6.91 to 18.8 mg L-1. Concentration of nutrients and organic pollutants increased as a consequence of anthropogenic inputs particularly from domestic, agricultural and municipal sources. The highly impaired sites were those located close to the urbanized, agricultural and high-density residential areas. The relatively high concentration of nitrate and phosphate in the river indicated that it was quite eutrophic. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010.en_US
dc.identifier.citationFianko, J.R., Lowor, S.T., Donkor, A. et al. Environmentalist (2010) 30: 145. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10669-010-9254-0en_US
dc.identifier.otherVolume 30, Issue 2, pp 145–152
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10669-010-9254-0
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/29593
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe Environmentalisten_US
dc.subjectAnthropogenic activityen_US
dc.subjectDensu Riveren_US
dc.subjectEutrophicationen_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.subjectNutrienten_US
dc.subjectPollutionen_US
dc.titleNutrient chemistry of the Densu River in Ghanaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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