Current Science

Open Access Open Access  Restricted Access Subscription Access

Microbiological Quality of Drinking Water in Amarja Reservoir Catchment, Aland Taluk, Karnataka, India


Affiliations
1 Department of Geology, Central University of Karnataka, Kalaburagi 585367, India
 

Geogenic and anthropogenic activities are the main reasons for the deterioration of groundwater quality. Different kinds of microbial pathogens present in drinking water are responsible for gastrointestinal and waterborne diarrhoeal diseases. The present study estimates the microbial quality of drinking water of Amarja reservoir catchment in Aland taluk, Karnataka, India. Thirty-two water samples were taken from different villages in the study area. Microbiological parameters like Escherichia coli and coliform bacteria, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, sulphite-reducing anaerobes and aerobic plate count at 37°C was analysed. The results showed that 18 of the 32 samples were positive for E. coli and total coliform, 17 samples for P. aeruginosa and 18 samples for sulphite-reducing anaerobes. Moreover, six samples were positive for both E. coli and sulphite-reducing anaerobes, whereas five samples were positive for sulphite-reducing anaerobes and P. aeruginosa.

Keywords

Aerobic Plate Count, Drinking Water Contamination, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Sulphite-Reducing Anaerobes.
User
Notifications
Font Size

  • Rajendra, S., Rubin, D. and Abhishek, M., Microbiological quality of potable water in Dehradun city. Int. Res. J. Pharma., 2012, 3(6), 130–137.

  • Palamuleni, L. and Akoth, M., Physico-chemical and microbial analysis of selected borehole water in Mahikeng, South Africa. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 2015, 12(8), 8619–8630.

  • Macy, J. T. and Quick, R. E., Transmission and prevention of water–diseases. In Encyclopedia of Life Support System, Eolss Publishers Co Ltd, Oxford, UK, 2009, ISBN: 978-1-84826182-2.

  • Mena, K. D. and Gerba, C. P., Risk assessment of Pseudomonas bacteria in water. Rev. Environ. Contam. Toxicol., 2009, 201, 71–115.

  • LeChevallier, M. W., Conditions favouring coliform and HPC bacterial growth in drinking water and on water contact surfaces. In Heterotrophic Plate Counts and Drinking–Water Safety, IWA Publishing, London, UK, 2003; http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/dwq/HPC10.pdf

  • Smith, D. P., Cason, J. A., Fletcher, D. L. and Hannah, J. F., Evaluation of carcass scraping to enumerate bacteria on prechill broiler carcasses. Polut. Sci., 2007, 86(7), 1436–1439.

  • Barrel, R. A. E., Hunter, P. R. and Nichols, G., Microbiological standards for water and their relationship to health risk. Commun. Dis. Public Health, 2000, 3(1), 8–13.

  • Majagi, S., Vijaykumar, K., Rajshekhar, M. and Vasanthkumar, B., Chemistry of groundwater in Gulbarga district, Karnataka, India. Environ. Monit. Assess., 2008, 136, 347–354.

  • Groundwater Information Booklet, Gulbarga District, Karnataka. South-Western Region, Bangalore, 2012; http://cgwb.gov.in/ District_Profile/karnataka/2012/Gulbarga-2012.pdf

  • Chaidez, C., Soto, M., Martinez, C. and Keswick, B., Drinking water microbiological survey of the Northwestern State of Sinaloa, Mexico. J. Water Health, 2008, 6(1), 125–129.

  • Collins, C. H., Lyne, P. M. and Grange, J. M., Microbiological Methods, Oxford University Press Inc, New York, USA, 2004.

  • Atekwanaa, E. A., Atekwanaa, E. A., Roweb, R. S., Werkema, D. D. and Legalld, F. D., The relationship of total dissolved solids measurements to bulk electrical conductivity in an aquifer contaminated with hydrocarbon. J. Appl. Geophys., 2004, 56(4), 281– 294.

  • Habuda-Stanic, M., Santo, V, Sikora, M. and Benkotic, S., Microbiological quality of drinking water in public and municipal drinking water supply systems in Osijek–Baranja County, Croatia. Croat. J. Food Sci. Technol., 2013, 5(2), 61–69.

  • Amenu, D., Bacteriological and physicochemical quality of well water sources. Res. J. Chem. Environ. Sci., 2014, 2(5), 13–27.

  • Hunter, P. R., Colford, J. M., LeChevallier, M. W., Binder, S. and Berger, P. S., Waterborne diseases. Emerg. Infect. Dis., 2001, 7(3), 544–545.

  • Al Moosa, M. E., Khan, M. A., Alalami, U. and Husaain, A., Microbiological quality of drinking water from water dispenser machines. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Develop., 2015, 6(9), 710–713.

  • Ashbolt, J. N., Microbial contamination of drinking water and disease outcomes in developing regions. Toxicology, 2004, 198, 229–238.

  • Shakya, P., Joshi, T. P., Joshi, D. R. and Bhatta, D. R., Evaluation of physico-chemical and microbiological parameters of drinking water supplied from distribution systems of Kathmandu Municipality. Nepal J. Sci. Technol., 2012, 13(2), 179–184.

  • Medha, A. and Hysko, M., Assessment of water quality of Buna River using microbiological analysis. Albanian J. Agric. Sci., 2014, 13, 113–116.

  • Stanwell-Smith, R., Classification of water-related disease. In Encyclopedia of Life Support System, Eolss Publishers Co. Ltd, Oxford, UK, 2009; http://www.eolss.net/sample-chapters/c03/e220a-01-01.pdf


Abstract Views: 375

PDF Views: 123




  • Microbiological Quality of Drinking Water in Amarja Reservoir Catchment, Aland Taluk, Karnataka, India

Abstract Views: 375  |  PDF Views: 123

Authors

Syed Shams Rizvi
Department of Geology, Central University of Karnataka, Kalaburagi 585367, India
M. A. Mohammed-Aslam
Department of Geology, Central University of Karnataka, Kalaburagi 585367, India

Abstract


Geogenic and anthropogenic activities are the main reasons for the deterioration of groundwater quality. Different kinds of microbial pathogens present in drinking water are responsible for gastrointestinal and waterborne diarrhoeal diseases. The present study estimates the microbial quality of drinking water of Amarja reservoir catchment in Aland taluk, Karnataka, India. Thirty-two water samples were taken from different villages in the study area. Microbiological parameters like Escherichia coli and coliform bacteria, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, sulphite-reducing anaerobes and aerobic plate count at 37°C was analysed. The results showed that 18 of the 32 samples were positive for E. coli and total coliform, 17 samples for P. aeruginosa and 18 samples for sulphite-reducing anaerobes. Moreover, six samples were positive for both E. coli and sulphite-reducing anaerobes, whereas five samples were positive for sulphite-reducing anaerobes and P. aeruginosa.

Keywords


Aerobic Plate Count, Drinking Water Contamination, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Sulphite-Reducing Anaerobes.

References





DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv117%2Fi1%2F114-121