Assessment of Physicochemical Parameters along Selected Locations of River Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria

The study was carried out to assess the physicochemical parameters along some parts of river Kaduna. There were no significant differences in the values of physicochemical parameter observed in all the sampling points, except those of the Total Dissolved Solids at point A, and Chemical Oxygen Demand at Point B. Variation was recorded between months and seasons. The levels of some physicochemical parameters were found to be above and within the National Environmental Standard Regulation and Enforcement Agency (NESREA) and World Health Organization (WHO) standards. Authorities are call to take proactive control measures so as to protects its potentials for domestic water supply and irrigation.