Assessment of Heavy Metal Concentrations in Crude Oil Impacted Underground Water in Ogale, Eleme, Rivers State, Nigeria

The study carried out assessment of heavy metal concentrations in crude oil impacted underground water in Ogale, Eleme, Rivers State, Nigeria. The combination of quasi-experimental and descriptive (cross-sectional) research designs were taken on to address the different study objectives. Subsequently, Thus, in-situ measurement of some of the water parameters were carried out in the field. While other parameters were determined in the laboratory. Questionnaire was likewise used to decide the occupants’ view of the impacts of the water utilized in the community. It was tracked down that a portion of the boundaries in the separate tested boreholes were not within the W.H.O passable cutoff points. Four (4) out of the five (5) tested boreholes has hostile smell, total Hardness for the five examined boreholes were not within W.H.O passable point. Nonetheless, heavy metals, for example, copper and mercury were underneath as far as possible while arsenic content was within W.H.O limit. As per the reactions from the respondents in the field, a portion of the impacts of the crude oil contaminated water in the space were body itching, rashes and coughing. In this manner, examination of the expressed speculation showed that the contamination impact was huge. It was suggested that, remediation process be initiated to reestablish the wellspring of drinking water of the people, clinical evaluation ought to be carried out on the occupants to know the impacts of these poisons on individuals, government and private organisations ought to site a compact and a decent drinking water source and channel it to the local area as well as carrying out an awareness campaign to sensitize to individuals on the risk associated in the utilization of this polluted water.