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Comparative Analysis Of Pipeborne Water And Other Sources Of Water Within Enugu Metropolis
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The increase in drinking water from different sources especially in
Enugu state has made necessary to investigate the microbial content of
water. Water is a potential carried of pathogenic organisms that can
endage human life. Most of drinking water sources are often contaminated
with different pollutants like faces, animal and plant wastes, making
such water unfit for drinking if not treated. The pollution of water
with pathogenic organisms and other pollutants can only be detected by
carrying out microbiological assessment of such water. Most human
disease such as typhoid paratyphoid cholera, arnboebiasis, Trichinosis,
gastroenteritis, sanonall shigellosis, diphtheria, giadia, dracunculus
etc are know to be water borne disease. Ewington et al (1971).
Water
born disease are those disease which have water as their vehicle of
transmission these disease are capable of destroying a whole community
if not checked. Therefore, the quickest ways to prevent out break of
these disease and to determine the portability of such water sources is
to determine the microbial load or content if the microbial content is
nor within acceptable limit, such water sources should be condemned
immediately. Fair et al (1970)
AIMS OBJECTIVE
I. To find out if well, stream, Tap water coutain pathogens.
II. To help the public to know the danger of drinking these water without adequate treatment.
III. To compare the microbial load of the water source and advice on safer source of water .
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
These source of water are contaminated through one way or the other
(i)
The short falls in the distribution of treated pipe borne water leads
people to resort to alternative source of water which may be unfit for
human consumption
(ii) Tap water can be polluted through leakage’s/ improper plumbing.
(iii) Well water is contaminated as a result of running off into it, especially shallow well.
(iv) Streams can be contaminated through waste from industries, leaves, dust, and rain run often.
HYPOTHESIS
1. HO- pathogenic bacteria are present in water
2. H1- pathogenic bacteria are not present in water
3. Hiii- The level of pathogenic organism in water can cause water borne infection
4. Hilo The level of pathogenic organism in water can not cause watt born infection.
SIGNIFICANTS OF STUDY
1) The study will advice on water meet the standard quality required for any particular purpose
2) Also advice the eswc on quality of their product. For future nature modification of treatment methods
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Comparative analysis of water was carried out on well water, stream and pipe born water obviated within Emene locality of Enugu state the sample were subjected to some analytical tests final like presumptive tests, comfirmative test final like presumptive tests, comfirmative test, completed test, indole test and plate count for the organism that develop on the culture, the result show that well water and stream were found to contain pathogenic organism like salmonella, Shigella and staphyl ... Continue reading---
