1. Table 2. Borehole water parameters compared with WHO standards and Flood water results © The Author(s) 2015. 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, 7-16. doi:10.12691/ajwr-3-1-2 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 Standards6.5-8.0-5001000650500<1<250 250<5020500 Sample results6.1828.215.3226.045.10.628.310.342.210.840.07<BDL1.181.02 Flood water results6.128.6*454.13*817.43*3.860.588.37*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 Standards6.5-8.0-5001000650500<1<250 250<5020500 Sample results6.6628.4717.2*1,209.22*3.30.318.110.97198.5859.721.113.1618.9413.29 Flood water results7.18*28.4370.71120.214.04*0.52*10.83*3.19**17.582.041.99*0.1310.133.12 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 Standards6.5-8.0-5001000650500<1<250 250<5020500 Sample results6.1828.215.3226.045.10.628.310.342.210.840.07<BDL1.181.02 Flood water results5.9228.7*130.33*234.52*3.681.1*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 Standards6.5-8.0-5001000650500<1<250 250<5020500 Sample results5.7228.7110.42209.84.70.417.691.11*32.072.210.060.015.493.31 Flood water results5.7128.367.31121.163.61.05*13.22*2.43**19.531.820.53*0.07*1.932.08 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 Standards6.5-8.0-5001000650500<1<250 250<5020500 Sample results6.6628.477.21923.30.379.110.9718.5899.721.116.1628.94*43.29 Flood water results7.21*28.55*70.4119.693.9*0.51*11.81*4.23*17.9951.992.02*0.129.943.18 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 Standards6.5-8.0-5001000650500<1<250 250<5020500 Sample results5.9328.492.8167.015.10.378.391.0231.12.830.110.0310.843.13 Flood water results6.03*28.7*41.670.713.90.8*10.08*1.97*8.842.391.14*0.12*2.652.77