Abstract
This paper seeks to determine the physiochemical properties of seawater around Port Harcourt environ with a view to know the disparities that exist in values between the different rivers around the city. Special attention was given to water around landing jetties in the city to know basic elements in the river water that may cause corrosion of landing jetties, badges, and other vessels that anchor in the rivers. A specialized instrument called Horiba PC210 Water Quality Meter was used to take on the spot measurement of the different physiochemical properties of each unit. It was repeated after seven weeks, one measurement for high tide and the other for low tide. The results obtained shows that the concentration is higher at low tides. Again, temperature values show that the values higher at low tide. The results for temperature are: Marine base 28.460C and 27.90C, Abuloma 27.340C and 26.80C, Bille 27.440C and 26.90C, and Bonny 27.850C and 27.30C. Amongst the heavy metals identified, iron has the highest value (2.648mg/L) at Marine base, copper (0.863mg/L), zinc (0.689mg/L), lead (0.474mg/L), cobalt (0.104mg/L) and cadmium (0.021mg/L) all at Bille jetty area, followed by Bonny jetty area. Results obtained for pH values for low tide: 6.35, 6.38, 6.32, 6.44, and 5.82, for high tide: 6.23, 6.25, 6.20, 6.31 and 5.71 in the order of Abuloma, Bille, Bonny, Marine Base and Okuru. Still in the same order the chloride values are: 11589, 20041, 17172, 12409, 10952mg/L and 9160, 13020, 12960, 12720, and 8410mg/L respectively. Other values obtained are salinity with highest value of 15,480mg/L at low tide at marine base jetty
Keywords
Rivers Organic Salinity Concentration Samples Values Humans
Citations
IRE Journals:
Jinyemiema Tamuno Kurotamuno , Ogwuche, Oche Stephen
"Investigation of Physiochemical Properties of Seawater Around Port Harcourt Environment" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 8 Issue 9 2025 Page 483-488
IEEE:
Jinyemiema Tamuno Kurotamuno , Ogwuche, Oche Stephen
"Investigation of Physiochemical Properties of Seawater Around Port Harcourt Environment" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 8(9)
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