A Comparative Analysis Of Bacteriological Quality Of Water Supply Sources And Health Profile Of The Residents Of Kongo Campus, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

📄 Project Abstract

A Comparative analysis of the bacteriological quality of water supply sources and heath profile of the residents of Kongo Campus, Ahmadu Bello University was carried out. The study involved the determination of the faecal coliform count and residual chlorine concentrations of water samples in accordance with the steps laid down in Standard Methods (APHA 1990). It also involved the determination of the incidence of diarrhoeal diseases among water consumers using the medical records of patients attending the school clinic and with the use of questionnaires administered on 300 respondents randomly selected from among staff and students using stratified sampling technique. Generally, the result showed that all the water samples were heavily contaminated. A minimum coliform count of 1x102 was determined for tap water at the treatment site and the maximum count of 8x102 was recorded at a distance of 2km from the treatment site. None of the water supply sources (well, tap water, and bore hole...