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Abubakar Idris Abubakar1*<\/sup> and Okonkwo S. Ogbu2<\/sup><\/strong><\/a>
12<\/sup>Department of Geography and Meteorology, Enugu State University of Science and Technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A review of spatial variations in physicochemical properties of rainwater in South-east and South-south, Nigeria. It was carried out using literature on similar topics. From the South-east, Imo, Enugu, and Ebonyi data were used, while Edo, Akwa-Ibom, and Delta were used for South-south. The study evaluated the spatial variations of rainwater properties mainly within wet seasons using temperature, pH, colour, turbidity, electrical conductivity, Total dissolved solids, Total suspended solids, sulphates, hardness nitrates, copper, sodium, magnesium iron, and lead as parameters used. Results showed that there was spatial variation in the physicochemical properties of rainwater in the study. The research concluded that the rainwater from both regions was acidic. South-east rainwater was more polluted than the south-south region due to higher concentrations of TSS, Sulphate, Nitrates, Turbidity, and lead. The physicochemical properties of rainwater were directly related to the prevailing air quality which determined the quality of rainwater. The study also observed that rainfall intensity, agriculture, industries, and other anthropogenic activities could have contributed to Rainwater quality variation. The study recommends that reduction in emission of greenhouse gases, use of scrubbing systems in industries, improved electricity from the national grid a well as employing the use of gas turbines by industries will go a long way in mitigating the impact of rainwater pollution.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keywords<\/em><\/strong>: Physico-chemical Properties; Separation Variation; Rainwater; South-Eastern<\/em>; Spatial Variation in Physicochemical Properties<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Citation: <\/em><\/strong>Abubakar, A. I. and Ogbu, O. S. (2023). Review of Spatial Variation in Physico-Chemical Properties of Rainwater in South-East and South-South Nigeria. European Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences, 7(3), 12-20. DOI: <\/em>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5281\/zenodo.8302574<\/em><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"template":"","journal_article_cats":[173],"class_list":["post-3409","journal_article","type-journal_article","status-publish","hentry","journal_article_cat-vol-7-no-3"],"yoast_head":"\nReview of Spatial Variation in Physico-Chemical Properties of Rainwater in South-East and South-South Nigeria - European Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A review of spatial variations in physicochemical properties of rainwater in parts of Southeast and South-south, Nigeria. It was carried out using literature on similar topics. 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