The Effect of Industrial Waste Effluent on Waterquality: A Case Study of Otamiri River, Owerri, Imo State

The study assessed the impact of effluent discharges on quality Otamiri River in Imo state, Nigeria. Six water samples were collected at discharge points where industries their effluents and abattoir. Samples that upstream downstream analyzed field lab using standard procedures. source pollution is attributable to industrial abattoir activities whose River. Therefore, without any treatments, cannot be used for residential purposes its current condition. It advised river periodically monitored cost-effective manufacturing technology, such as on-site waste separation reduction, recycling techniques, introduced.