Author
Eng: Abdirahman Ismail Dhaqane, Dean , Faculty of Engineering, Mogadishu University
An assessment of Drinking Water Quality in AfgoyeTown
ABSTRACT
Background: Water as a universal solvent has the capability to dissolve many substances, including organic and inorganic compounds. Water quality usually relates to the water element at the optimum rate for plant and animal development. Temperature, turbidity, nutrients, hardness, alkalinity, dissolved oxygen, etc. are some of the important factors that determine the growth of living organisms in the water body. This paper aims to assess the Physical, Chemical, quality of drinking water in the Afgoye district
Methods: Drinking water was collected from the common water sources of the Afgoye town and sent for Physical, Chemical analysis laboratory
Results: The results showed that the water sources of a filtered of Hijra well free from harmful chemical and bacteriological factors based on their physical and biological characteristics. Water samples for
physical and chemical assessment all the water samples show the physical parameters of the water, such as PH, electrical conductivity (EC), total dissolved solids (TDS) were within the normal limits. The water sources of Saajid, Towfiq and River water does not free from harmful chemicals. Therefore, not considered potable water for human consumption.
Conclusions: from the results of this study, the groundwater in the study area can be regarded as being of good quality for drinking and agriculture purposes, except for Towfiq, Sajid wells and river do not free from harmful chemicals and bacteriological factors based on their physical and biological characteristics.
