Impact of Waste on Quality of Ground Water ‎Around SomeIndustrial Locations in JOS, Plateau ‎State

  • Authors

    • Juliet Dingtsen Dodo Department of Chemistry, Univerity of Jos, Jos. Nigeria https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7839-5768
    • Onyinyechi Gift Onyike Department of Chemistry, Univerity of Jos, Jos. Nigeria
    • Roland Tuamtsen Hoomkwap Department of Chemistry, Univerity of Jos, Jos. Nigeria
    • Nyam Saraya Yakubu Department of Chemistry, Univerity of Jos, Jos. Nigeria
    • Sunday John Salami Department of Chemistry, Univerity of Jos, Jos. Nigeria
    https://doi.org/10.14419/6g42xv74

    Received date: January 5, 2026

    Accepted date: February 25, 2026

    Published date: March 2, 2026

  • Impact; Industrial Waste; Ground Water Quality; Jos Metropolis

  • Abstract

    This research was aimed at determining the quality of groundwater by analyzing the physico-chemical parameters ‎and heavy metal content of samples from selected industrial areas (soap, food, vegetable oil and foam ‎manufacturing industries) in Jos metropolis in comparison to the contaminants in the industrial effluents. ‎Groundwater samples as well as waste-water effluents were collected from within Jos North and Jos south Local ‎Government Areas of Plateau State and analyzed using standard laboratory methods. Higher levels of ‎contamination were present in samples collected from the waste-water effluents. The pH of samples C (location) ‎and its corresponding groundwater (WC) were found to be 4.98 ± 0.04 and 5.93 ± 0.01 respectively. Concentrations ‎of anions in the various Sample, it was found that Sample B (location) and its corresponding Ground water sample ‎GB showed Nitrate ions concentration of 72mg/L and 6.5m/L respectively whereas ground water in some other ‎areas sampled were as low as 1.4mg/L. For the heavy metal concentrations, it was found that for all the samples ‎that showed the contamination of cadmium and nickel, their corresponding groundwater also showed even higher ‎levels of the heavy metal concentration. The cadmium concentrations of A and GA which are 0.003mg/kg and ‎‎0.005mg/kg respectively. The project concludes that urgent action is necessary to address this issue, including ‎establishment and enforcement of stringent regulations, advanced treatment technologies, and regular monitoring ‎of industrial effluent discharge to protect groundwater‎.

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    Dodo, J. D., Onyike, O. G. ., Hoomkwap, R. T. ., Yakubu, N. S. ., & Salami, S. J. . . (2026). Impact of Waste on Quality of Ground Water ‎Around SomeIndustrial Locations in JOS, Plateau ‎State. International Journal of Advanced Chemistry, 14(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.14419/6g42xv74