ASSESSMENT OF GROUNDWATER QUALITY IN THE NILE EAST DISTRICT

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to assess the drinking water quality in the Nile East district including Aidbabiker, Alshigla, Altakamol, Albashir, Albarakat, Darelsalam, and Almaigoma. The study was carried out during the summer season. The source of the water in the area under investigation is ground water; the samples from these sources were collected for physical and chemical analysis. The physical and chemical parameters which, investigated were (Turbidity, pH, Electrical Conductivity, Total Dissolved Solids, Total Hardness, Total Alkalinity) and (Chloride, Sulphate, Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium, Potassium, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, Fluoride). The study showed that there was no bacteriological pollution in the ground water samples; and this may due to the fact that the ground water as general is less exposed to the bacteriological pollution than the other resources. The study also shows that all the physical and chemical parameters were in the permissible levels of the World Health Organization (1995) standards and the Sudanese National standards for drinking water. Thus ground water samples were fit for use as drinking water.