In this study, the levels of some physical, chemical,
biochemical and microbial water quality parameters in
hand-dug wells located in the residential areas and in the
vicinities of municipal waste dumpsites and defecation
sites in Igbora, a rural settlement, southwest Nigeria, were
assessed. The effects of seasonal variation and proximity
to pollution sources (municipal waste dumps and
defecation sites) on the concentrations of the parameters
were also evaluated.