background: contamination of swimming pools’ water can lead to the transfer of different diseases to humans. the aim of this study was to investigate the quality of water in kerman swimming pools. methods: in this cross-sectional study, sampling from swimming pools was performed before and after swimming, every week. total number of samples collected was 150 samples. samples were investigated i...

Thirumullavaram temple pond associated with Sree Mahavishnu temple is located very close to the Arabian sea in Kollam municipality of Kerala. Physicochemical characteristics of water and sediment, productivity, plankton count, coliform count and correlation coefficients of various parameters were analysed for a period of one year from June 1999 to May 2000. It showed that the water characterist...

background: the objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of sanitization of lettuce according to the protocols set forth by iranian ministry of health and medical education for reducing populations of total coliform, fecal coliform, and helminth eggs present on lettuce. methods: in the present study, we determined the load of total coliform, fecal coliform, and parasites of lettuce....

BACKGROUND Samples of drinking water were collected directly from the personal water bottles of students at an elementary school in Calgary, Alberta. METHODS Total and fecal coliforms and heterotrophic bacteria were enumerated using membrane filtration and agar plate count methods respectively. RESULTS The Canadian Drinking Water Quality Guidelines (CWQG) criterion was exceeded for total co...

Fruit juices are regarded as the most preferred non-alcoholic beverage worldwide to all age groups. In general, microbial growth in fruit juice is restricted by using preservatives and also through other environmental factors during production. Still, the presence of some indicator organisms in fruit juice is responsible for causing food-borne diseases and even death. So, from public health poi...

OBJECTIVE To assess the bacteriological and physical quality of locally packaged drinking water sold for public consumption. METHODS This was cross-sectional study where a total of 60 samples of bottled water from 10 brands and 30 samples of sachet water from 15 brands purchased randomly were analyzed for bacteriological contamination (total coliform and faecal coliform per 100 mL) using memb...

The present study was undertaken to evaluate the microbiological quality of indigenous dahi from eastern Nepal. A total of 39 indigenous dahi samples were collected from sixteen districts of eastern Nepal and analyzed. Results revealed the mean yeasts and mould count to be 20.5×10±7503, coliform count 65±42, S. aureus197±65 and total viable bacterial count 227×10±17250 cfu/g. Total viable bacte...

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of production systems and milk collection periods on the somatic cell count (SCC), some microbiological properties, total aerobic mesophilic bacteria (TAMB), coliform, Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), yeast and mould) and antibiotic residue of milk; in Turkey. Milk samples were collected from 9 conventional farms and 9 organic farms during ...

The study was conducted in Addis Ababa town, central Ethiopia. To assess the general milk handling practice, determine physicochemical properties and evaluate the microbial quality of raw cow milk produced through the milk sheds found in the town. A cross sectional study was conducted in the study area and then purposively based on dairy potential three sub cities i.e., Akaki-Kality, Nifas Silk...