Monitoring of fecal coliforms in drinking water sources of tehsil Mardan, Pakistan
2011
Khan, I. (COMSATS Inst. of Information Technology, Abbottabad (Pakistan). Dept. of Environmental Sciences) | Yaqub, A. (COMSATS Inst. of Information Technology, Abbottabad (Pakistan). Dept. of Environmental Sciences) | Awais, M. (COMSATS Inst. of Information Technology, Abbottabad (Pakistan). Dept. of Environmental Sciences) | Asim, H. (COMSATS Inst. of Information Technology, Abbottabad (Pakistan). Dept. of Chemistry) | Jamshed, R. (COMSATS Inst. of Information Technology, Abbottabad (Pakistan). Dept. of Environmental Sciences) | Faridi, I.A. (Inst. of Public Health, Lahore (Pakistan). Dept. of Occupational Health)
With an objective to determine the extent of fecal coliforms in the drinking water sources of tehsil Mardan, five samples were collected from each village of twelve union councils and tested with commercially available Water Check field kits. Fifty eight percent of the samples were found contaminated with fecal coliforms where as 42% were safe for drinking purposes. Results of the study will provide a guideline to improve the current water quality of the area.
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