Evaluation of the effects of abattoir effluent on the physicochemical and bacteriological quality of River Benue, Nigeria.

This study investigated the impact of continual discharge of untreated abattoir effluents on the water quality of River Benue. Three major abattoirs (Wurukum, Wadata and Northbank) in Makurdi, Nigeria, and their polluting strength in river upstream and downstream were measured and compared. Two water quality parameters: physicochemical and bacteriological were investigated.