ASSESSING THE CONCENTRATION OF BACTERIOLOGICAL CONTAMINANTS IN GROUNDWATER: EVIDENCE FROM THE WA MUNICIPALITY OF GHANA
Journal Title: International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research (IJASR) - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
The essentiality of water makes it purposeful for both domestic and industrial usage. Similarly, the assertion that water is bound from contamination is untrue if not tested. The purpose of this study is to establish the concentration of bacteriological contaminants in ground water in the Wa Municipality of Ghana. The study is an experiment of six (6) sample units which include: 3 boreholes, 2 Wells and a sample from the GWCL reservoir. The findings from the study found that all the parameters tested – Total Coliform, Faecal Coliform and Escherichiacoli were high beyond the WHO benchmarks in five sample units with the exception of GWCL (0.0 cfu/100 ml)which was within recommendation. As a result, the test was significant (p≤0.05) at two tail test. Signaling that the concentration of bacteriological contaminants in groundwater from five experimented samples with the exception of GWCL sample were highly concentrated and poses health threat because the samples undergoes little treatments.
Authors and Affiliations
JONATHAN KWOFIE, HAMIDATU S. DARIMANI, JUSTINE G TUOLONG
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