Comparative assessment of the relationship between coliform bacteria and water geochemistry in surface and ground water systems

The occurrence of pollution indicator bacteria (total and faecal coliform) has been used as a sanitary parameter for evaluating the quality of drinking water. It is known that these indicators are associated with disease causing organisms which are of great concern to public health. This study asses...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2021-09, Vol.16 (9), p.e0257715
Hauptverfasser:	Aram, Simon Appah, Saalidong, Benjamin M, Osei Lartey, Patrick
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bacteria Biology and Life Sciences Chlorides Coliforms Contamination Creeks & streams Dissolved solids Drinking water Drinking Water - analysis Drinking Water - microbiology Earth Sciences Electrical conductivity Electrical resistivity Enterobacter Enterobacteriaceae Environmental indicators Epidemics Generalized linear models Geochemistry Ghana Groundwater Groundwater - microbiology Groundwater pollution Groundwater sources Groundwater treatment Heavy metals Laboratories Magnesium Management Mathematical models Medicine and Health Sciences Metals, Heavy - analysis Mining Nickel Nitrates pH effects Phosphates Physical Sciences Prevention Public health Regression analysis Regression models Soil - chemistry Soil contamination Solid suspensions Statistical analysis Statistical models Surface water Total dissolved solids Total suspended solids Tropical diseases Turbidity Water Microbiology Water pollution Water Quality Water sources Water Supply Water, Underground
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Zusammenfassung:	The occurrence of pollution indicator bacteria (total and faecal coliform) has been used as a sanitary parameter for evaluating the quality of drinking water. It is known that these indicators are associated with disease causing organisms which are of great concern to public health. This study assessed the relationship between coliform bacteria and water geochemistry in surface and ground water systems in the Tarkwa mining area using logistic regression models. In surface water sources, higher values of chloride (OR = 0.891, p
ISSN:	1932-6203 1932-6203
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pone.0257715