Due to the increased demand and consumption of bottled water in South Africa, there has been a growing concern about the microbiological quality of this product. Retail outlets sell local as well as imported bottled water to consumers. The microbiological quality of 10 different (8 local and 2 imported) bottled water products were tested over a period of three months on days 1, 30 and 90. Tests...

INTRODUCTION People rely on the quality of the bottled drinking water, expecting it to be free of microbial contamination and health hazards. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the quality of bottled drinking water sold in Jaffna peninsula by analysing the physical, chemical and microbial contents and comparing with the recommended Sri Lankan Standard (SLS) values. METHODS All bottled water samples sol...

Many Japanese inhabit tropical countries, and some of them are suffering from infectious diseases. In order to know the relationship between the prevalence of these diseases and the degree of faecal pollution of the drinking water, we have examined the drinking water in these countries of the world, and at the same time we have studied the infection rate of intestinal helminths of the Japanese ...

Reclaimed water from wastewater has become a prominent source option to manage scarcity. This study explores the potential of coconut husk biomass, common waste material in Ghana, as valuable low-cost resource for greywater treatment. Engineered column treatment was applied investigate influence pyrolysis and biochar properties biomass on Coconut pyrolyzed at 600°C characterized using SEM, FTIR...

background and objectives: the microbiological monitoring of the water used for haemodialysis is important especially for legionella and non-fermentative bacteria since patients with end stage renal disease (esrd) are suffering from deteriorated function of immune system. materials and methods: a total 50 water and dialysate samples were weekly collected over a period of 10 weeks from 5 sites. ...

AIMS To identify the most efficient techniques for the separation of micro-organisms from coastal sediments and, using these techniques, to determine the concentration of faecal indicator organisms in recreational coastal water and sediment. METHODS AND RESULTS Sediment samples were taken from a range of recreational coastal sites and subjected to various physical techniques to separate micro...

The large quantities of slurry and manure that are produced annually in many areas in which cattle are raised could be an important source of organic matter and nutrients for agriculture. However, the benefits of waste recycling may be partially offset by the risk of water pollution associated with runoff from the fields to which slurry or manure has been applied. In this paper, the effects of ...