Quality Assessment of Some Springs in the Awing Community, Northwest Cameroon, and Their Health Implications
المؤلفون المشاركون
Njoyim-Tamungang, Estella
Mofor, Nelson Alakeh
Mvondo-Zé, Antoine David
المصدر
العدد
المجلد 2017، العدد 2017 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2017)، ص ص. 1-11، 11ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2017-11-08
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
11
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Some springs in Awing, North West Cameroon, were assessed in order to ascertain their quality for human consumption.
Achialum, Meupi, and Ala’amiti quarters in Awing depend on springs as the major source of drinking water and inhabitants consume it in its natural state without prior assessment and treatment.
Water samples were collected from Achialum, Meupi, and Ala’amiti and analysed for organoleptic, physicochemical, and bacteriological parameters using standard methods.
Results of organoleptic and physicochemical parameters showed that most of the parameters fell below WHO limits.
Water quality index results, based on physicochemical parameters only, showed that Achialum and Ala’amiti springs were of good quality while Meupi spring was of poor quality.
Water quality index may not carry enough information about the real quality situation since a single bad parameter value can give misleading information about the water quality.
However, the bacteriological aspect revealed the presence of faecal coliforms and pathogenic bacteria in all the springs that justified the high rate of water borne diseases recorded in the area.
This poor water quality could be associated to poor hygiene and farming practices.
Thus, the population of Awing should implement home water treatment methods such as boiling, filtration, or chlorination before consumption.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Mofor, Nelson Alakeh& Njoyim-Tamungang, Estella& Mvondo-Zé, Antoine David. 2017. Quality Assessment of Some Springs in the Awing Community, Northwest Cameroon, and Their Health Implications. Journal of Chemistry،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1171716
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Mofor, Nelson Alakeh…[et al.]. Quality Assessment of Some Springs in the Awing Community, Northwest Cameroon, and Their Health Implications. Journal of Chemistry No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1171716
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Mofor, Nelson Alakeh& Njoyim-Tamungang, Estella& Mvondo-Zé, Antoine David. Quality Assessment of Some Springs in the Awing Community, Northwest Cameroon, and Their Health Implications. Journal of Chemistry. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1171716
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1171716
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