Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment
Vol 3,
Issue 2,2005
Online ISSN: 1459-0263
Print ISSN: 1459-0255
|
|
|
|
Newsletter
Subscribe to our newsletter and stay up to date with the latest publishes
Bacteriological quality of drinking water from refrigerated coolers in a university community
Author(s):
Aliya Khan 1,
Abiodun A. Adesiyun 2*Recieved Date: 2004-12-12, Accepted Date: 2005-02-27
Abstract:The bacteriological quality and residual chlorine level of water from all functional coolers at various venues of a university community were determined. Of a total of 73 coolers tested, 51 (69.9%) water samples had residual chlorine level of less than 0.4 ppm while 28 (38.4%), 12 (16.4%) and 5 (6.8%) were positive for aerobic bacteria, total coliforms and Escherichia coli respectively. For 22 water samples with residual chlorine level of ≥0.4 ppm, 9 (40.9%) were positive for aerobic bacteria but all were negative for total coliforms and E. coli. However, the prevalence of aerobic bacteria, total coliforms and E. coli in 51 cooler-water samples with residual chlorine level less than 0.4 ppm was 19 (37.3%), 12 (23.5%) and 5 (9.8%) respectively. The fact that 16.4% of cooler water samples were considered unfit for human consumption having exceeded the zero tolerance for coliforms in drinking water, could have health implications to consumers.
Keywords:Bacteriological quality,
coolers, coliforms, chlorine residueJournal: Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment
Year: 2005
Volume: 3
Issue: 2
Category: Food and Health
Pages: 32-34
Full text for Subscribers
Information:
Note to users
The requested document is freely available only to subscribers/registered users with an online subscription to the Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment. If you have set up a personal subscription to this title please enter your user name and password. All abstracts are available for free.
Article purchasing
If you like to purchase this specific document such as article, review or this journal issue, contact us. Specify the title of the article or review, issue, number, volume and date of the publication. Software and compilation, Science & Technology, all rights reserved. Your use of this website details or service is governed by terms of use. Authors are invited to check from time to time news or information.
Purchase this Article: 20 Purchase PDF Order Reprints for 15
Share this article :