Medical Practice and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Med. Pract. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2596
  • DOI: 10.5897/MPR
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 44

Full Length Research Paper

Public health implications of using water from wells located near municipal waste dump sites in parts of Zaria

Yahaya, O.
  • Yahaya, O.
  • Department of Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
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Umoh, V. J.
  • Umoh, V. J.
  • Department of Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
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Ameh, J. B.
  • Ameh, J. B.
  • Department of Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
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  •  Accepted: 19 May 2011
  •  Published: 30 June 2011

Abstract

This study aimed at determining the contamination level and seasonal distribution of pathogens in well water located near municipal solid and liquid wastes. A total of 186 samples of well water, soil from dumpsites and liquid waste close to sampling wells were obtained from parts of Zaria. The samples were examined using standard procedures. Total plate count, coliform count determinations were done for two seasons. The mean coliform count in the study are 4.66±3.8 for wells near solid and liquid waste, 4.54±3.6 for wells near solid waste and 4.64±3.9 for wells near liquid waste. The entire well water sample had coliform counts higher than recommended standard for drinking water. The numbers in all cases were higher in the wet seasons.

 

Key words: Public health, municipal waste dumps, well water.

 

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