Public health status of the ground water resources in Khirthar National Park, Sindh Pakistan
2008
Khan, M.A. (Karachi Univ. (Pakistan). Inst. of Environmental Studies) | Peck, A.J. (A.J. Peck and Associates Pty. Ltd., Subiaco (Australia)) | Shaukat, S.S. (Karachi Univ. (Pakistan). Inst. of Environmental Studies)
This study investigates the public health profile of drinking water resources at Khirthar National Park (KNP). Groundwater discharged from springs or water pumped from wells provides the only source of water to sustain wild and domestic animals, irrigation and human use in KNP. The quality of water was examined by Most Probable Number Technique (MPN) using standard methods. The discharge of water from springs that were inspected was estimated to range from zero to 10 MLd-1. Water from all but one of 20 wells and all from 14 springs that were sampled failed to meet WHO guidelines for the bacteriological quality of drinking water. Water conforming the guidelines came from one well only that was around 80 m deep.
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