Approximation of ground water quality for microbial and chemical contamination
Present study was designed to obtain estimation about ground water quality of Bhimber, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Pakistan. A total of 12 water samples were collected from different localities of study area to analyze for various physicochemical and biological parameters i.e. namely temperature,...
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doaj-8212b48c8e884a46bc999389bd809a542021-03-05T04:27:17ZengElsevierSaudi Journal of Biological Sciences1319-562X2021-03-0128317571762Approximation of ground water quality for microbial and chemical contaminationAli Alsalme0Nabil Al-Zaqri1Rizwan Ullah2Sidra Yaqub3Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, 11451 Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, 11451 Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Zoology, Mirpur Universit of Science and Technology (MUST), Mirpur-10250, AJK, Pakistan; Corresponding author.Department of Zoology, Mirpur Universit of Science and Technology (MUST), Mirpur-10250, AJK, PakistanPresent study was designed to obtain estimation about ground water quality of Bhimber, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Pakistan. A total of 12 water samples were collected from different localities of study area to analyze for various physicochemical and biological parameters i.e. namely temperature, pH, turbidity, color, odor, taste, electric conductivity (EC), total dissolved solids (TDS), total hardness (Calcium + Magnesium), chloride, arsenic, phosphate, lead, ammonium ion, nitrite, Fecal coliform and Escherichia coli. Results exposed that all ground water samples of study area were grossly contaminated with pathogenic microorganisms like E. coli and Fecal coliform except one water sample that was obtained from community filter plant Samahni Chowk site. Besides it, values of some physicochemical water quality determining parameters also deviated from recommended limits of World Health Organization (WHO). Chloride ion concentration was little below the prescribed limits in almost all water samples. It has been proven that consumption of un-safe drinking water is one of the major cause of prevalence of water borne diseases like diarrhea, gastroenteritis, typhoid fever and malaria etc. in study area. Community water supply and sanitation projects should be encouraged; government should provide filter plants in all regions of the country so that people could have easy approach to safe drinking water.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319562X20306719Ground-water qualityMicrobial contaminationHeavy metalsChemical contaminates |
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Approximation of ground water quality for microbial and chemical contamination |
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Approximation of ground water quality for microbial and chemical contamination |
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Approximation of ground water quality for microbial and chemical contamination |
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Approximation of ground water quality for microbial and chemical contamination |
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Approximation of ground water quality for microbial and chemical contamination |
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Present study was designed to obtain estimation about ground water quality of Bhimber, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Pakistan. A total of 12 water samples were collected from different localities of study area to analyze for various physicochemical and biological parameters i.e. namely temperature, pH, turbidity, color, odor, taste, electric conductivity (EC), total dissolved solids (TDS), total hardness (Calcium + Magnesium), chloride, arsenic, phosphate, lead, ammonium ion, nitrite, Fecal coliform and Escherichia coli. Results exposed that all ground water samples of study area were grossly contaminated with pathogenic microorganisms like E. coli and Fecal coliform except one water sample that was obtained from community filter plant Samahni Chowk site. Besides it, values of some physicochemical water quality determining parameters also deviated from recommended limits of World Health Organization (WHO). Chloride ion concentration was little below the prescribed limits in almost all water samples. It has been proven that consumption of un-safe drinking water is one of the major cause of prevalence of water borne diseases like diarrhea, gastroenteritis, typhoid fever and malaria etc. in study area. Community water supply and sanitation projects should be encouraged; government should provide filter plants in all regions of the country so that people could have easy approach to safe drinking water. |
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Ground-water quality Microbial contamination Heavy metals Chemical contaminates |
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