Assessment of packaged water hawkers/vendors and the quality of the water in Kano metropolis, Kano state, Nigeria
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 8
Abstract
This paper examines the quality of package water vendors their socio-demo graphic characteristics, personal hygiene of the water vendors with a view to assess possible contamination and assessment of the quality of package water at consumption point. Samples were taken from different hawking points from the six (6) local government areas of Kano metropolitan namely: Dala, Fagge, Gwale, Kano Municipal, Nassarawa and Tarauni. Result obtained in the study show that water vendors/ Hawkers personal hygiene and package water quality sold in various part of Kano metropolis exhibited variable characteristic interns of their micro biological quality. 50% of package water analyzed contains E. coli and, Aerobic mesophilics bacteria. And almost 70% of swab (Hawker/Vendors hands) analyzed contain either Enterobacter acrogens or Escherichia coli. This means that the package water is not good for human consumption. Recommendations were drawn based on the findings of the work.
Authors and Affiliations
Abubakar A, Babagana U, Mohammed B, Amma H. A, Ahmed S. D
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