Parameter Value
Physicochemical  
pH 7.54 ± 0.10
Electrical conductivity (µS/cm) 3160 ± 12
Turbidity(NTU) 252 ± 8
Salinity (ppt) 19.67 ± 1.03
TOC (%) 3.06 ± 0.20
Total phosphate (mg/L) 40.8 ± 1.2
Total nitrogen (mg/L) 673.3 ± 5.6
Nitrate (mg/L) 40.61 ± 2.3
TPH (mg/L) 769 ± 13
PAH (mg/L) 7.49 ± 0.25
Sulphate (mg/L) 305 ± 11
Microbiological  
Total heterotrophic bacteria (THB) (cfu/ml) 1.70 ± 0.13 × 106
Hydrocarbon utilizing bacteria (HUB) (cfu/ml) 5.7 ± 0.91 × 105
Table 1: Mean baseline physicochemical and microbiological parameters of Bodo Creek surface water.