Groundwater is an essential drinking water source in the city of Konya, Turkey. Approximately 75% of the city's water consumption has been supplied from 198 groundwater wells for the last six years. Nitrate (NO(3)(-)) is one of the important water quality parameters and was measured in the water samples taken from 139 wells in 1998 and from 156 wells in 2001 within the study area of 427.5 km(2)...

We assessed a pilot project by UNICEF and Hindustan Unilever Limited to improve the quality of drinking water for children in schools through adoption of improved drinking water practices among households in southern India. The intervention consisted of providing classrooms of 200 schools a commercial water purifier, and providing basic hygiene and water treatment information to students, paren...

Access to sufficient quantities of safe drinking water is a human right. Moreover, access to clean water is of public health relevance, particularly in semi-arid and Sahelian cities due to the risks of water contamination and transmission of water-borne diseases. We conducted a study in Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania, to deepen the understanding of diarrhoeal incidence in space and time....

Water is a very important component in life, such as the use of water drinking water, all living things, both humans, animals, and plants, need water. Part human body consists fluids, so helps to work carry nutrients from stomach parts body. So that hygienic source needed, through processing process first until meets health requirements. The purpose this study was detect presence Escherichia co...

Fluoride contaminated drinking water is a global problem affecting more than 25 nations and over 200 million people globally. The present study was aimed to determine the fluoride concentration in the drinking water of certain areas of Lahore (Manga Mandi, Ali Razaabad, Nawab town, Patoki, Multan road, Judicial colony, Dubai town, Mustafa town) and its relationship to dental fluorosis. A total ...

The objective of this work was to identify the risk factors for cholera and propose an appropriate control strategy. It is therefore, a case analytical study conducted in Uvira period from January December 2020. strength association between exposure disease estimated by odds ratio. has been observed that no age spared cholera, with overrepresentation men. strong predilection regions problems hy...

INTRODUCTION During hygienic-microbiological monitoring of the water quality in dental units, the total bacterial colony count was found to exceed the limits for drinking water quality; in addition, mold contamination was detected. The presumed cause was irregular decontamination of the units through purging and intensive decontamination. METHODS To decontaminate the units, the manufacturer's...

This work considers the quality indicators of drinking water in Maysky district Pavlodar region, Republic Kazakhstan. The organoleptic, generalized, microbiological indicators, as well organic and inorganic substances of, treatment plant before after treatment, tap water, were examined for compliance with regulatory requirements. general mineralization characterizes fresh hardness index indicat...