Analysis of Copper, Zinc and Lead using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer in ground water of Jimma town of Southwestern Ethiopia

From the results obtained, none of the samples analyzed for Copper (0.025 mg/L) and Zinc (0.15 mg/L) concentration was found above the MCL but for Lead (0.02202 mg/L) concentration found above the MCL. However, the metals were present in 82.86% and 91.23% of the samples analyzed respectively. Almost 86.01% of the sample had detectable level of Lead. All the Lead concentration was above the MCL. In general, 86.70% of all samples analyzed contained one or more of three heavy metals. The results obtained from this study suggest significant risk to this population given for toxicity of these metals, well and borehole water are the only source of their water supply in this environment.