International Journal of
Water Resources and Environmental Engineering

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Water Res. Environ. Eng.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6613
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJWREE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 349

Full Length Research Paper

Assessment of the hygienic quality of groundwater for drinking and domestic use in the peri-urban villages of the municipality of Jacqueville in Côte d'Ivoire

Keiba Noel KEUMEAN
  • Keiba Noel KEUMEAN
  • Laboratory of Soil, Water and Geomaterials Sciences (LSSEG), Training and Research Unit for Earth Sciences and Mineral Resources, Félix Houphouet-Boigny University, Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
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Kouassi Ernest AHOUSSI
  • Kouassi Ernest AHOUSSI
  • Laboratory of Soil, Water and Geomaterials Sciences (LSSEG), Training and Research Unit for Earth Sciences and Mineral Resources, Félix Houphouet-Boigny University, Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
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Amenan Evelyne KOUASSI
  • Amenan Evelyne KOUASSI
  • Laboratory of Soil, Water and Geomaterials Sciences (LSSEG), Training and Research Unit for Earth Sciences and Mineral Resources, Félix Houphouet-Boigny University, Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
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Edmond Sylver KONAN
  • Edmond Sylver KONAN
  • Laboratory of Soil, Water and Geomaterials Sciences (LSSEG), Training and Research Unit for Earth Sciences and Mineral Resources, Félix Houphouet-Boigny University, Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
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  •  Received: 31 August 2022
  •  Accepted: 04 October 2022
  •  Published: 31 October 2022

Abstract

The shortages in the distribution of drinking water from the public network in the municipality of Jacqueville lead the population of the peri-urban villages of the said municipality to turn to well water, the quality of which remains a concern. The objective of this study is to evaluate the hygienic quality of well water used by the population for their domestic needs. The measurement and sampling were carried out on eleven wells in three peripheral villages of the commune. The analysis covered ten physico-chemical parameters (T, pH, EC, Turbidity, salinity, NO3, NO2, NH4, PO4 and SO4) and three microbiological parameters (total coliforms, Escherichia coli and faecal streptococci). Principal component analysis (PCA) was applied to the data to highlight the phenomena causing the degradation of the water. The calculation of the fecal contamination index (FCI) revealed three classes of water quality: Uncontaminated wells, moderately contaminated wells, and heavily contaminated wells. The study of the general quality shows that most of the wells studied had warm, turbid water with a high population of pathogenic microorganisms. This study highlighted the health risk incurred by the population when consuming the water from these wells without prior treatment.

Key words: Assessment, physicochemistry, microbiology, well, Jacqueville, Côte d’Ivoire.