The Microbiological And Physico-Chemical Analysis Of Water From Selected Boreholes In Aba, Abia State.
ABSTRACT
The microbiological and
Physico-chemical analysis of the ten borehole waters used by Aba residents were
carried out using the most probable number techniques (MPN) for the detection
of feacal coliform. Eight bacterial species Enterobacter spp, Escherichia coil,
Staphylococcus spp, Proteus spp, Kiebsiella spp, Bacillus spp, Actinobacter spp
and Pseudonionas spp were isolated together with two fungal species namely
Aspergillus spp and Saccharomyces spp. The total herterotrophic plate count
(THPC) gave a range of 0.78 X iO4— 1.50 X iO4cfu/ml with a mean of 1.15 X
iO3cfulml while the total coliform count gave a range of 8 — 16 X 104with mean
of 12.6 X iO3cfu. The presumptive feacal coliform ranged between 8 - 16
coliform per lOOmI with a mean of 12.2 coliform per ml. Feacal coliform was
detected in all the water samples. The Physico-Chemical parameter values were
within acceptable limits. The findings show that all the water samples from the
borehole did not meet WHO standard for drinking. Thus, the borehole waters
should be treated before drinking.
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CHINECHEM, CHINEMEREM. "The Microbiological And Physico-Chemical Analysis Of Water From Selected Boreholes In Aba, Abia State." Mouau.afribary.org (2021). Accessed 16 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/the-microbiological-and-physico-chemical-analysis-of-water-from-selected-boreholes-in-aba-abia-state-7-2