Correlation Analysis of Irrigation Water Quality parameter from the major rivers in the Amansie West District, Ashanti Region, Ghana

Authors

  • Gabriel W. Quansah  Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy, Soil Research Institute, Kumasi, Ghana
  • Joseph Fening  Soil Microbiology, Soil Research Institute, Kumasi, Ghana
  • Kwabena Nketia  Soil Genesis, Survey and Evaluation, Soil Research Institute, Kumasi, Ghana
  • Eric Asamoah  Soil Genesis, Survey and Evaluation, Soil Research Institute, Kumasi, Ghana
  • Ekow Gaisie  Soil and Water Conservation, Soil Research Institute, Kumasi, Ghana

Keywords:

Irrigation, Water Quality, Correlation, Rivers

Abstract

A research was conducted at Amansie West District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana to establish the correlation between irrigation water quality parameters from the major rivers and their tributaries. Data collected were subjected to statistical analysis SPSS version 20. Pearson correlation coefficient was estimated to test the degree of relationship between irrigation water quality parameters. There was positive correlation between SAR and Ca, Mg, K, Na, ECw, and TDS except the ratio of Ca: Mg which showed negative correlation. Analysis of the correlation between SAR and HCO3 and CO32- is highly recommended.

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2016-08-30

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Volume 2, Issue 4, July-August-2016

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Gabriel W. Quansah, Joseph Fening, Kwabena Nketia, Eric Asamoah, Ekow Gaisie, " Correlation Analysis of Irrigation Water Quality parameter from the major rivers in the Amansie West District, Ashanti Region, Ghana, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 2, Issue 4, pp.255-258, July-August-2016.