Drinking Water Pollution: The Microbiological Approach
Dr. Subrata Giri
Department of Botany, Chandernagore College, Chandernagore-712136, West Bengal, India
Published online:30 June, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52756/lbsopf.2024.e02.012
Keywords: Drinking water sample, MPN count, Coliforms
Abstract:
Water is one of the most essential constituents of the environments. It is the vital source of a kind of life on earth. The quality of drinking water has always been a major health concern, especially in developing countries. The inaccessibility of potable water to large segment of a population in the rural communities is the major health concern in most part of developing countries. This study was designed to evaluate the physico-chemical and bacteriological qualities of drinking water of different sources mainly from ground water and running tap water in Midnapore sadar block of Paschim Medinipur and their comparison. It was found that Total hardness of ground water was always higher than tap water. Biological oxygen demand also higher in ground water than tap water. Bacteria from collected water samples were quantified by dilution plate technique. MPN Test were applied to detect the presence of coliforms, which may be pathogenic in nature and are responsible for the cause of diseases like cholera, dysentery, tuberculosis, etc. in man and domestic animals. Few of these water sources are not suitable for domestic and drinking purposes. Out of four sites, tap water of Midnapore college campus is more suitable for drinking purpose as it shows negligible number of coliform bacteria. Both the water sample (ground water and tap water) from Rajabazar area are more polluted which correlate with physico-chemical as well as microbiological parameters. Therefore, proper treatment is necessary for domestic use of this water.
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Dr. Subrata Giri (2024). Drinking Water Pollution: The Microbiological Approach. © International Academic Publishing House (IAPH), Dr. Somnath Das, Dr. Latoya Appleton, Dr. Jayanta Kumar Das, Madhumita Das (eds.), Life as Basic Science: An Overview and Prospects for the Future Volume: 2, pp. 138-147. ISBN: 978-81-969828-6-7
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52756/lbsopf.2024.e02.012
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