Publication: Faecal Contamination of Drinking Water von Maureen Stella Olunga - 978-3-8484-1889-3
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2012-03-14
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Faecal contamination of water can introduce a variety of pathogens into water
ways, including bacteria, viruses, protozoans and parasitic worms. Poor excreta
disposal is often associated with lack of adequate water supplies, poor
sanitation facilities and low economic status populations. In this study water
samples were collected from wells, taps and harvested rain water containers in
Kimumu area of Eldoret municipality in Kenya and analyzed using standard
bacteriological and parasitological methods. The quality of tap and rain water
was found to be acceptable. The presence of Escherichia coli in well water was
an obvious indication of faecal contamination. Faecal parasites observed were
Entamoeba histolytica, Ascaris lumbricoides, Giardia lamblia, Necator
americanus, Ancyclostoma duodenale, Fasiola hepatica, Taenia saginata and
Taenia solium. To control infestations with faecal intestinal parasites, provision
of treated piped water to all homesteads, consultation of water engineers and/or
health inspectors before well construction and creation of public awareness are
recommended. Scholars of microbiology and parasitology and parasitologists
will find this book resourceful.
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