Abstract:
Water reservoirs are popular in houses, office buildings, commercial stores and schools. The quality of this source of drinking water has the potential to cause waterborne outbreaks, especially in sensitive and immune compromised subjects. The aim of this study was to determine the water quality of different reservoirs at schools of District Peshawar. For this purposes nineteen schools were selected for sampling of water. Thirty two (32) drinking water samples were collected and analyzed for total coliform bacteria, fecal coliform bactreia and E. coli. The data revealed that out of 32 samples 15 were fit for human consumption. Positive results for total fecal coliform bacteria were found in 37 % samples, while E. coli was present in 18 % samples. Highest contamination of total coliform bacteria (TCB) was >1100 MPN/ml and lowest was 9 MPN/ml.
Page(s):
64-67
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Pakistan Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , Volume: 44, Issue: 2, Year: 2011