WATER SOURCES AND WATER-BORNE DISEASES: A STUDY OF SEASONAL DISPARITIES IN BACTERIOLOGICAL COMPOSITIONS OF WATER SOURCES IN KOGI STATE, NIGERIA

Water is an essential component of human living and crucial in metabolism, substrate transport across membranes, cellular homeostasis, temperature regulation, circulatory function. Access to quality water a critical concern any society. However, shortage remains the central problem many households universe, prompting people depend on sources that are considered unhealthy for consumption. The primary purpose this study was examine bacteriological compositions Kogi State based seasonal disparities. samples were obtained from streams hand-dug wells within Ankpa Obajana areas during rainy dry seasons. analysis conducted revealed heavily contaminated with bacteria at both