A Mathematical Model for Water Quality Assessment: Evidence-Based from Selected Boreholes in Federal University Dutse, Nigeria

Authors

  • Felix Yakubu Eguda Department of Mathematics, Federal University Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4172-5326
  • Afeez Oladeji Amoo Department of Environmental Sciences, Federal University Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0412-9333
  • Suleiman Bashir Adamu Department of Physics, Sule Lamido University Kafin Hausa, Jigawa State, Nigeria https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7672-6690
  • Onah David Ogwumu Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Federal University, Wukari, Taraba State, Nigeria
  • Samuel Abubakar Somma Department of Mathematics, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria
  • Ibrahim Babura Babangida Department of Mathematics, Federal University Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56919/usci.2324.020

Keywords:

Borehole, Dutse, Mathematical Modelling, Sensitivity analysis, Water quality

Abstract

The present study assessed the quality of water sampled from different boreholes on the campus of Federal University Dutse, Nigeria, using a mathematical modelling approach. A model for estimating water quality was developed based on physicochemical parameters such as pH, electrical conductivity, temperature, turbidity, and total hardness measured from each borehole. The correlation analysis of physicochemical data indicates a strong correlation of about 99% between the real-life data collected from six (6) different boreholes and the model’s predictions. From the results, the sensitivity analysis revealed that electrical conductivity plays the highest role in determining water quality, followed by total hardness, temperature has the third highest impact, followed by turbidity, the fourth, and pH has the least impact in determining water quality in the listed boreholes. Therefore, in any case of intervention, the water quality regulatory body should be sent regularly to the tertiary institutions in the state for routine check-ups.

Author Biographies

Felix Yakubu Eguda, Department of Mathematics, Federal University Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria

Department of Mathematics, Federal University Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria

Reader (Associate Professor)

Suleiman Bashir Adamu, Department of Physics, Sule Lamido University Kafin Hausa, Jigawa State, Nigeria

Department of Physics, Sule Lamido University Kafin Hausa, Jigawa State, Nigeria

Lecturer 1

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2023-12-30

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Eguda, F. Y., Amoo, A. O., Adamu, S. B., Ogwumu, O. D., Somma, S. A., & Babangida, I. B. (2023). A Mathematical Model for Water Quality Assessment: Evidence-Based from Selected Boreholes in Federal University Dutse, Nigeria. UMYU Scientifica, 2(4), 161–168. https://doi.org/10.56919/usci.2324.020

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Vol. 2 No. 4 (2023): UMYU Scientifica, Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2023

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