[ Analysis of groundwater quality and soils of Golf Munua district in the city of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo ]
Volume 25, Issue 4, March 2019, Pages 1255–1267
Yuma Muyungwa Phalaris1, Mbuyu Ilunga Eddy2, Kapinga Kalonji Chance3, Kitungwa Kabuge Bertin4, and Kyona Wansanga Crépin5
1 Laboratoire de Chimie, Département de Chimie, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Lubumbashi, BP1825 Lubumbashi, RD Congo
2 Laboratoire de Chimie, Département de Chimie, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Lubumbashi, BP1825 Lubumbashi, RD Congo
3 Laboratoire de Chimie, Département de Chimie, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Lubumbashi, BP1825 Lubumbashi, RD Congo
4 Laboratoire de Chimie, Département de Chimie, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Lubumbashi, BP1825 Lubumbashi, RD Congo
5 Laboratoire de Chimie, Département de Chimie, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Lubumbashi, BP1825 Lubumbashi, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2019 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Our study focused on analyzes of environmental samples to determine if there is a risk of contamination or likely pollution. To do this, we performed a series of samples of water samples for physicochemical and microbiological characterization as well as soil samples for the characterization of metallic trace elements. At the end of these characterizations it appears that the pH of the samples were acidic and varied between 4.33 and 6.30. The three elements Copper, Manganese and Cadmium in the waters were characterized by high values in the well water samples. The soil analysis showed that there is no pollution link with the metallic trace elements because the parameter values analyzed meet the required standards. Without knowing the limit values of certain elements such as Zinc, Iron, Nickel, Manganese, Sodium, Magnesium and Calcium we had the difficulty to pronounce about. As for microbiological analyzes, the waters showed, for some poorly maintained wells, the presence of enteric organisms as well as total coliforms; This shows that these waters have been in contact with surface water and a possibility of infiltration of septic water that could cause some waterborne diseases.
Author Keywords: Water, Well, Physicochemical, Microbiology, Contamination.
Volume 25, Issue 4, March 2019, Pages 1255–1267
Yuma Muyungwa Phalaris1, Mbuyu Ilunga Eddy2, Kapinga Kalonji Chance3, Kitungwa Kabuge Bertin4, and Kyona Wansanga Crépin5
1 Laboratoire de Chimie, Département de Chimie, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Lubumbashi, BP1825 Lubumbashi, RD Congo
2 Laboratoire de Chimie, Département de Chimie, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Lubumbashi, BP1825 Lubumbashi, RD Congo
3 Laboratoire de Chimie, Département de Chimie, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Lubumbashi, BP1825 Lubumbashi, RD Congo
4 Laboratoire de Chimie, Département de Chimie, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Lubumbashi, BP1825 Lubumbashi, RD Congo
5 Laboratoire de Chimie, Département de Chimie, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Lubumbashi, BP1825 Lubumbashi, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2019 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Our study focused on analyzes of environmental samples to determine if there is a risk of contamination or likely pollution. To do this, we performed a series of samples of water samples for physicochemical and microbiological characterization as well as soil samples for the characterization of metallic trace elements. At the end of these characterizations it appears that the pH of the samples were acidic and varied between 4.33 and 6.30. The three elements Copper, Manganese and Cadmium in the waters were characterized by high values in the well water samples. The soil analysis showed that there is no pollution link with the metallic trace elements because the parameter values analyzed meet the required standards. Without knowing the limit values of certain elements such as Zinc, Iron, Nickel, Manganese, Sodium, Magnesium and Calcium we had the difficulty to pronounce about. As for microbiological analyzes, the waters showed, for some poorly maintained wells, the presence of enteric organisms as well as total coliforms; This shows that these waters have been in contact with surface water and a possibility of infiltration of septic water that could cause some waterborne diseases.
Author Keywords: Water, Well, Physicochemical, Microbiology, Contamination.
Abstract: (french)
Notre étude a été orientée sur les analyses des échantillons environnementaux afin de déterminer s’il existe un risque de contamination ou une probable pollution. Pour ce faire nous avons effectué une série de prélèvements des échantillons d’eaux pour la caractérisation physico-chimique et microbiologique ainsi que des échantillons du sol pour la caractérisation des éléments traces métalliques. A l’issu de ces caractérisations il ressort que le pH des échantillons étaient acides et variait entre 4,33 et 6,30. Les trois éléments Cuivre, Manganèse et Cadmium dans les eaux ont été caractérisés par des valeurs élevées dans les échantillons des eaux de puits. L’analyse du sol a montré qu’il n’existe aucun lien de pollution avec les éléments trace métalliques car les valeurs de paramètres analysés répondent aux normes exigées. Faute de connaitre les valeurs limites de certains éléments tels que Zinc, Fer, Nickel, Manganèse, Sodium, Magnésium et Calcium nous avons eu la difficulté de nous prononcer à propos. Quant aux analyses microbiologiques, les eaux ont manifesté, pour certains puits mal entretenus, la présence des organismes entériques ainsi que les coliformes totaux ; Ceci montre que ces eaux ont étés en contact avec les eaux de surface et une possibilité d’infiltration des eaux de fausse septique qui pourraient causés certaines maladies hydriques.
Author Keywords: Eaux, Puits, physicochimique, Microbiologie, contamination.
How to Cite this Article
Yuma Muyungwa Phalaris, Mbuyu Ilunga Eddy, Kapinga Kalonji Chance, Kitungwa Kabuge Bertin, and Kyona Wansanga Crépin, “Analyse de la qualité des eaux souterraines et des sols du quartier Golf Munua dans la ville de Lubumbashi en République Démocratique du Congo,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 1255–1267, March 2019.
