Evaluation of the effect of different conventional roof types and industrial activity on harvested rainwater in Southern Nigeria
Eno-obong Sunday Nicholas,
Pius Onyeoziri Ukoha
Abstract:Harvested rainwater is still the only source of acceptable drinking water for rural communities in Nigeria and in some countries, where there are no water networks and it is the rooftop rainwater harvesting that is being exercised for the potable and non-potable usages. This study was aimed at evaluating the effect of roof types and industrial activity on rainwater quality by analysing the physico-chemical/bacteriological characteristics, heavy metals and investigating the metal composition of the roof types. … Show more
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