Assessment of Water Quality from Bore Holes in Ikot Akpaden and Some Surrounding Villages of Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

The physico-chemical  and bacteriological analysis of borehole water in Ikot Akpaden and the surrounding villages in Mkpat Enin  Local Government  area of Nigeria designated as S 1 ,S 2 ,S 3 ,S 4 ,S 5 and S 6 have been carried out using  standard analytical techniques. The physico-chemical results show that the  secondary water quality parameters such as pH, EC, TDS, Turb., Alka., CaH., MgH., TH., DO., Cl - ., NO 3 - , NO 2 - , SO 4 2- , F - ,  Fe were either within or below the permissible range  recommended by  NSDWQ, USPH and WHO.The   Statiscal analysis shows a  high positive correlation  between EC and TDS ; TH and MgH;  SO 4 2- and CaH ; evidently, their distribution were significantly correlated, r >0.5. High negative correlation coefficient were seen between F - and Alka; NO 2 - and pH . Coefficient of Variation has also been calculated for the various parameters. However, the results of bacteriological analysis indicated that the water samples were E.coli contaminated in sites S 4 and S 5 , while all the samples were T.c contaminated. Keywords: Borehole water; Physico-Chemical, Bacteriological , Analysis , Statistical.