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  • Research Article   
  • Environ Pollut Climate Change 2017, Vol 1(4): 4
  • DOI: 10.4172/2573-458X.1000137

Physico-Chemical Properties of River Kisat, Lake Victoria Catchment, Kisumu County, Kenya

Otieno AA*, Kitur EL and Gathuru G
Department of Environmental Sciences, Kenyatta University, P.O Box 43844-00100 Nairobi, Kenya
*Corresponding Author : Otieno AA, Department of Environmental Sciences, Kenyatta University, P.O Box 43844-00100 Nairobi, Kenya, Tel: +254721734979, Email: adoyoannie@gmail.com

Received Date: Aug 07, 2017 / Accepted Date: Sep 05, 2017 / Published Date: Sep 13, 2017

Abstract

Physico-chemical parameters were studied in five stations along River Kisat from March, 2016 to August, 2016. The aim of the study was to establish whether the river water meets the set quality standards for surface water. It was established that the river water is negatively impacted by wastewater from various human activities along the stretch of the river. The averages of the physico-chemical parameters were; electrical conductivity 657.27 ± 208.78 μ cm-1, temperature 24.84 ± 0.65°C, pH 7.87, dissolved oxygen 4.19 ± 0.7 mg l-1, turbidity 89.90 ± 9.76 NTU, flow rate 0.14 ± 0.05 ms-1, total alkalinity 150.85 ± 28.23 mg l-1, total nitrogen 885.39 ± 227.56 μg l-1, total phosphorus 677.18 ± 20.87 μg l-1, Silicates 4.11 ± 0.52 mg l-1 and chlorophyll a 130.54 ± 40.15 mg l-1 respectively. The study revealed that DO, pH, alkalinity and silicate showed significant difference along the river (P 0.05). The results indicate that the water of River Kisat is polluted with pollutants from domestic wastewater, agricultural and/ or surface run off. Therefore there is need for measures to be put in place to reduce water pollution along the river in order to improve the water quality.

Keywords: Water quality; Pollution; Physico-chemical parameters; River Kisat

Citation: Otieno AA, Kitur EL, Gathuru G (2017) Physico-Chemical Properties of River Kisat, Lake Victoria Catchment, Kisumu County, Kenya. Environ Pollut Climate Change 1:137. Doi: 10.4172/2573-458X.1000137

Copyright: © 2017 Otieno AA, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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