A preliminary study on the bacteriological quality of untreated well water from tawang and Pengkalan Chepa, Kelantan
In Kelantan, an average 69.3% of its population is still depending on the untreated groundwater for drinking and other uses. Untreated groundwater has shown to bring illhealth effects to humans. The aim of the study was to determine the bacteriological quality of untreated well water from the dis...
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| description | In Kelantan, an average 69.3% of its population is still depending on the untreated
groundwater for drinking and other uses. Untreated groundwater has shown to bring illhealth
effects to humans. The aim of the study was to determine the bacteriological
quality of untreated well water from the district of Tawang and Pengkalan Chepa. Ninety
(90) samples from thirty (30) sampling points were randomly selected from December
2014 until February 2015. Water samples were analysed using the membrane filtration
method. The results showed the E. coli count is within the acceptable level (1-10
cfu/100ml). Pengkalan Chepa relatively has an excellent well water quality compared to
Tawang. The number of samples that categorised as an acceptable criteria for drinking
water at Tawang and Pengkalan Chepa was about 14 (93.33%) and 15 (100%) of 15
samples respectively. Only 1 sample contain E. coli in the range of 10-50 colony counts
at Tawang that indicates that water was unacceptable to be used as drinking. Water
samples from both study locations are far from grossly polluted and can be used as a
safe source of drinking water. |
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| spelling | usm.eprints-602302024-04-14T02:41:36Z http://eprints.usm.my/60230/ A preliminary study on the bacteriological quality of untreated well water from tawang and Pengkalan Chepa, Kelantan Yahaya, Norihan RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine RA440-440.87 Study and teaching. Research In Kelantan, an average 69.3% of its population is still depending on the untreated groundwater for drinking and other uses. Untreated groundwater has shown to bring illhealth effects to humans. The aim of the study was to determine the bacteriological quality of untreated well water from the district of Tawang and Pengkalan Chepa. Ninety (90) samples from thirty (30) sampling points were randomly selected from December 2014 until February 2015. Water samples were analysed using the membrane filtration method. The results showed the E. coli count is within the acceptable level (1-10 cfu/100ml). Pengkalan Chepa relatively has an excellent well water quality compared to Tawang. The number of samples that categorised as an acceptable criteria for drinking water at Tawang and Pengkalan Chepa was about 14 (93.33%) and 15 (100%) of 15 samples respectively. Only 1 sample contain E. coli in the range of 10-50 colony counts at Tawang that indicates that water was unacceptable to be used as drinking. Water samples from both study locations are far from grossly polluted and can be used as a safe source of drinking water. Universiti Sains Malaysia 2015 Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/60230/1/NORIHAN%20BINTI%20YAHAYA%20-%20e.pdf Yahaya, Norihan (2015) A preliminary study on the bacteriological quality of untreated well water from tawang and Pengkalan Chepa, Kelantan. Project Report. Universiti Sains Malaysia. (Submitted) |
| spellingShingle | RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine RA440-440.87 Study and teaching. Research Yahaya, Norihan A preliminary study on the bacteriological quality of untreated well water from tawang and Pengkalan Chepa, Kelantan |
| title | A preliminary study on the
bacteriological quality of untreated
well water from tawang and
Pengkalan Chepa, Kelantan |
| title_full | A preliminary study on the
bacteriological quality of untreated
well water from tawang and
Pengkalan Chepa, Kelantan |
| title_fullStr | A preliminary study on the
bacteriological quality of untreated
well water from tawang and
Pengkalan Chepa, Kelantan |
| title_full_unstemmed | A preliminary study on the
bacteriological quality of untreated
well water from tawang and
Pengkalan Chepa, Kelantan |
| title_short | A preliminary study on the
bacteriological quality of untreated
well water from tawang and
Pengkalan Chepa, Kelantan |
| title_sort | preliminary study on the bacteriological quality of untreated well water from tawang and pengkalan chepa kelantan |
| topic | RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine RA440-440.87 Study and teaching. Research |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/60230/1/NORIHAN%20BINTI%20YAHAYA%20-%20e.pdf |
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