EVALUATION OF SOME MICROBIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR SOME WATER WELLS IN SEBHA | ||
| Fayoum Journal of Agricultural Research and Development | ||
| Article 2, Volume 28, Issue 2, July 2014, Pages 13-24 PDF (522.94 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research articles. | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/fjard.2014.193685 | ||
| Authors | ||
| M.H. Abd El-Wahed1; Abdulhafiz A. Al-Zidany2; A.R. ELSabbagh3 | ||
| 1Soil and Water Dept., Fac. Agric., Fayoum Univ., Egypt | ||
| 2Soil and Water Dept., Fac. Agric., Sebha Univ., Libya | ||
| 3Agronomy Dep., Fac. Agric., Kafr elsheikh Univ., Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The present study aimed to evaluate some of microbial and chemical qualities of water samples collected from three wells in SebhaLibya. The microbiological and chemical analysis were carried out on water samples collected from three wells located at different Sebha regions namely; El Thanawia well (ThW), Alminshia well (MW) and Al korda well (KW). The microbiological analyses included heterotrophic plate count (HPC), total coliform (TC), fecal coliform (FC), Escherichia coli (EC) and fecal Streptococci (FS). Chemical analyses included hydrogen ion concentration (pH), electrical conductivity (EC), total dissolved solids (TDS) and total alkalinity. Results of this study indicated that water of the three studied wells is not acceptable for human drinking since the number of FS exceeds the permissible limit recommended by WHO, however pH, EC, TDS and total alkalinity of all collected samples were acceptable. Water of the three studied wells should be treated against microbes contamination for human use with no risk. It worthy to mention that water of the studied could be safety used in irrigation of all crops. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Water quality; microbiological analysis and chemical analysis | ||
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