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Determination Of Chlorine Content In Water From Ajalli Source
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RISK OF WATERBORNE DISEASE
Where adequate water treatment is not readily available, the impact on
public health can be devastating (White, 2002), would. Worldwide, about
1.2 billion people lack access to safe drinking water and twice that
number may have adequate sanitation (Christian et al, 2001). As a
result the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 3.4 million
people mostly children die, every year from water related diseases.
Ridealetal (2005). Even where treatment is widely practiced constant
vigilance is required to guard against waterborne disease outbreaks.
Well known pathogens such as Ecoli are easily controlled with
chlorination but can cause deadly outbreak give condition if
inadequate or disinfection (Richardson, et al 2007). Some emerging
pathogens like osporiolianare resistance to chlorination and can appear
even in high quality water supplies. Cryptosporidium was the cause of
the longest reported drink water in United state (Craun et al, 2002).
The new regulation from U.S Environmental Protection Agency will require
water system to monitor cryptosporidium and adopt a range of treatment
options based on source water cryptosporidium concentrations. Most
water systems are expected to meet EPA requirement while continuing to
use chlorination.
1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
There has been high prevalence of water borne disease in
Enugu
metropolis judging from the hospital statistics hence the need to know
if the cause has been from the method of water treatment employed in the
purification of drinking water supplied to the municipality.
1.3 AIMS OF THE STUDY
· To determine the chlorine content to water from Ajalli water source.
· To compare the chlorine content in the drinking water in Enugu metropolis with World Health Organization standard.
· The study will also evaluate the effect of bad water chlorination and the harms of indisinfecter drinking water.
1.4 SIGNIFICANCES OF THESTUDY
This
research work is meant to elucidate the actual concentration of
chlorine in Enugu drinking water and to make known the processes or
steps taken in the treatment of the water. Also to establish whether
some prevalent disease could be traced to the way drinking water in
Enugu is treated.
1.5 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
This research work is
limited to the determination of the chlorine content in raw Ajalli
water source the treatment of water and the tap water within Enugu.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Determination of the chlorine content in water from Ajali sources was carried out in the laboratory. Chlorination has been a method for the treatment of drinking water and chlorine being an excellent disinfectant is the sole element for this practice. The world health organization (WHO) and National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) set out standard chlorine adequate for drinking water which is given as 200mg/l. This research work is based on the determination of ... Continue reading---
