Water quality of the odzi river in the eastern highlands of zimbabwe

摘要

For Odzi, the main river originating in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe, the nature, source and extent of pollution are characterised. Over a span of 9 months, the river water samples collected at six selected sites were analysed for various physical and chemical parameters namely, temperature, conductance, pH, total suspended and dissolved solids, BOD, total phosphate and nitrante levels. The Mutare river carried the seepage from abandoned mine dumps to the Odzi River.