Table 2. Borehole water parameters compared with WHO standards and Flood water results © The Author(s) Published by Science and Education Publishing. Prekeyi Tawari-Fufeyin et al. Some Aspects of a Historic Flooding in Nigeria and Its Effects on some Niger-Delta Communities. American Journal of Water Resources, 2015, Vol. 3, No. 1, doi: /ajwr LocationAsamabiri water typeBH ParameterspH Temp ( o C) TDS (mg/l) EC (μScm-1) DO (mg/l) BOD 5 (mg/l) TSS (mg/l) Turbidity (NTU) Chloride (mg/l) Sulphate (mg/l) Phosphate (mg/l) Nitrate (mg/l) Total Alkalinity (mg/l) Hardness (mg/l) WHO Standards <1< < Sample results <BDL Flood water results *454.13*817.43* *2.21**110.92*45.18*3.94*2.75*29.78**8.81* LocationKaiama water typeBH ParameterspHTemp ( o C)TDS (mg/l) EC (μScm-1) DO (mg/l)BOD 5 (mg/l)TSS (mg/l)Turbidity (NTU)Chloride (mg/l)Sulphate (mg/l)Phosphate (mg/l) Nitrate (mg/l) Total Alkalinity (mg/l) Hardness (mg/l) WHO Standards <1< < Sample results *1,209.22* Flood water results7.18* *0.52*10.83*3.19** * LocationSagbama water typeBH ParameterspHTemp ( o C)TDS (mg/l) EC (μScm-1) DO (mg/l)BOD 5 (mg/l)TSS (mg/l)Turbidity (NTU)Chloride (mg/l)Sulphate (mg/l)Phosphate (mg/l) Nitrate (mg/l) Total Alkalinity (mg/l) Hardness (mg/l) WHO Standards <1< < Sample results <BDL Flood water results *130.33*234.52* *10.12*2.37**26.03*7.51*2.01*0.93*6.61*2.42* LocationPatani water typeBH ParameterspHTemp ( o C)TDS (mg/l) EC (μScm-1) DO (mg/l)BOD 5 (mg/l)TSS (mg/l)Turbidity (NTU)Chloride (mg/l)Sulphate (mg/l) Phosphate (mg/l) Nitrate (mg/l) Total Alkalinity (mg/l) Hardness (mg/l) WHO Standards <1< < Sample results * Flood water results *13.22*2.43** *0.07* LocationBomadi water typeBH ParameterspHTemp ( o C)TDS (mg/l) EC (μScm-1) DO (mg/l)BOD 5 (mg/l)TSS (mg/l)Turbidity (NTU)Chloride (mg/l)Sulphate (mg/l) Phosphate (mg/l) Nitrate (mg/l) Total Alkalinity (mg/l) Hardness (mg/l) WHO Standards <1< < Sample results *43.29 Flood water results7.21*28.55* *0.51*11.81*4.23* * LocationTuomo water typeBH ParameterspHTemp ( o C)TDS (mg/l) EC (μScm-1) DO (mg/l)BOD 5 (mg/l)TSS (mg/l)Turbidity (NTU)Chloride (mg/l)Sulphate (mg/l) Phosphate (mg/l) Nitrate (mg/l) Total Alkalinity (mg/l) Hardness (mg/l) WHO Standards <1< < Sample results Flood water results6.03*28.7* *10.08*1.97* *0.12*