The study evaluated the impact of multiple land use matrix on riparian forest of the River Ethiope in Umutu, Obinomba and Obiaruku. Socio-economic data to ascertain the apathy to conservation was collected with copies of the five-point Likert scale questionnaire and analyzed using t-test statistics. Riparian forest soils were collected from a quadrat of 100cm2 along a-100m line transect at 0-20cm depth and water samples in each location were equally sampled for pH, TSS, TDS and total coliform test. The river was most impacted at Obinomba with acidic pH (6.20); dissolved oxygen (2.40mg/L); salinity (0.04) and facial coliform (6.8 x 104 MPN/100ml) compared to the Umutu and Obiaruku
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