Field application of the micro biological survey method for a simple and effective assessment of the microbiological quality of water sources in developing countries
| Autor: | Raoul Emeric Guetiya Wadoum, Francesca Losito, Martin Sanou Sobze, Alyexandra Arienzo, Vittorio Colizzi, Giovanni Antonini |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Arienzo, Alyexandra, Sobze, Martin Sanou, Guetiya Wadoum, Raoul Emeric, Losito, Francesca, Colizzi, Vittorio, Antonini, Giovanni |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Health
Toxicology and Mutagenesis Water-borne disease lcsh:Medicine Water supply Developing country Field (computer science) Article Microbiological quality of water Developing Countrie Survey methodology water-borne diseases Environmental protection Risk Factors Water Supply Surveys and Questionnaires Water Quality Medicine Surveys and Questionnaire Humans Instrumentation (computer programming) Cameroon Developing Countries Simple (philosophy) Settore MED/04 - Patologia Generale business.industry Risk Factor Drinking Water lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health MBS method microbiological quality of water Water Microbiology Work (electrical) Water quality Biochemical engineering business Human |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 12 Issue 9 Pages 10314-10328 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 12, Iss 9, Pp 10314-10328 (2015) |
| Popis: | According to the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, “safe drinking-water must not represent any significant risk to health over a lifetime of consumption, including different sensitivities that may occur between life stages”. Traditional methods of water analysis are usually complex, time consuming and require an appropriately equipped laboratory, specialized personnel and expensive instrumentation. The aim of this work was to apply an alternative method, the Micro Biological Survey (MBS), to analyse for contaminants in drinking water. Preliminary experiments were carried out to demonstrate the linearity and accuracy of the MBS method and to verify the possibility of using the evaluation of total coliforms in 1 mL of water as a sufficient parameter to roughly though accurately determine water microbiological quality. The MBS method was then tested “on field” to assess the microbiological quality of water sources in the city of Douala (Cameroon, Central Africa). Analyses were performed on both dug and drilled wells in different periods of the year. Results confirm that the MBS method appears to be a valid and accurate method to evaluate the microbiological quality of many water sources and it can be of valuable aid in developing countries. |
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