Microbiological assessment of sachet water “pure water” from five regions in Ghana

Mosi, Lydia; Adadey, Samuel Mawuli; Sowah, Sandra; Yeboah, Charles

doi:10.12688/aasopenres.12837.1

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“…This can be attributed to a sufficient amount of filtering, addition of chlorine, or faulty UV system testing, which may also contribute to the lack of bacterial pathogens in the sachet. A group researchers all reported contamination of sachet water sold in both Ghana and Nigeria with total coliforms in ranges different from the results reported by this study (Mosi et al, 2018;Tenebe et al, 2013;Owusu, 2016).…”

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Drinking Water Preference and Microbiological Contents of Selected, Locally Consumed Sachet Water at Sinkor, Liberia

Flomo,

Adepoju,

Femi-Adepoju

et al. 2023

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This research assesses the microbiological quality and reasons for brand preference among consumers of sachet water samples in Sinkor area, Monrovia, Liberia. The study looked at the bacterial profile of sachet water in Sinkor, Monrovia, and considers factors that determined individuals’ preference of each water brand. A survey consisting of questionnaires was administered to 102 respondents in order to determine the several parameters, while the bacteriological quality assessments of sachet water samples were determined by the Most Probable Number (MPN), and pH value was determined by the pH meter. Five mostly patronized water brands were involved. Results showed that the order of factors considered before choosing a brand is in the following order: good taste> clean appearance>good packaging> odorlessness while they detested water brands based on same factors in the following order: bad odor> bad taste>possession of color or particles > rough packaging>lacks expiry date on the container. In addition to these, microbiological profile revealed that all of the sachet water samples analyzed fulfill WHO requirements. Monitoring bodies in charge of drinking water in the study area must be encouraged to maintain standards.

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Drinking Water Preference and Microbiological Contents of Selected, Locally Consumed Sachet Water at Sinkor, Liberia

Flomo,

Adepoju,

Femi-Adepoju

et al. 2023

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“…with previous studies (Sheshe and Magashi, 2014;Mosi et al, 2018). The least value of 0.01mg/L phosphate was recorded in SB water while highest values of 1.15mg/L was recorded in EJ water (a value is slightly higher than the WHO recommended limit of 1.0mg/L), An increase in phosphate is indicative of the presence, of seepages from septic tank and run-offs.…”

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Physicochemical and Heavy Metals Analysis of Different Brands of Sachet Water Sold in Benin City, Nigeria

Igbinevbo¹,

Akiri-Obaroakpo²,

Ebun-Igbeare³

2023

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Water of good quality is essential for environmental and public health. In Nigeria, majority of the population rely on sachet/packed water for drinking purpose. This study was carried out to assess physico-chemical characteristics and levels of Fe, Zn, Cu, Pb and Mn in ten brands of sachet water sold in Benin City, Nigeria using standard methods. The lowest and highest values of the physico-chemical parameters were: pH (5.20 - 7.00), EC (10 - 170)µS/cm, turbidity (0.00 - 10.00)NTU TDS (5.30 - 90.10)mg/l, hardness (6.00 - 30.00)mg/l, chloride (7.06 - 21.18)mg/l, alkalinity (4.00 – 16.00)mg/l, nitrate (0.64 - 1.22)mg/l and phosphate (0.01 - 1.15)mg/l. They were all within the WHO permissible limits for drinking water except pH and turbidity that revealed a slight increase in concentrations in two brands, which could be indicative of high level of suspended solids and the presence of cations in the groundwater and could pose serious health threat to consumers. Therefore, proper treatment of water in the water packaging facilities and improved sanitary practices of workers and facilities in general are recommended. UNI data from heavy metals (Fe, Zn, Cu, Pb and Mn) analysis showed no evidence of contamination as they were all within their respective permissible limits of drinking water. It is therefore concluded that the sachet water brands sold in the study area are of good physical and chemical quality.

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“…13 This contamination of the water sources may be brought about by various activities including surface run off, animal and human faeces and urine. 14,15,16,17 This finding is in agreement with a study conducted by Raji et al, 18 in Sokoto State where the analyzed water sources were also found to be contaminated by bacteria of human and animal faeces was attributable to the fact that most wells are left open and not well sited as they are prone to contamination from various sources such as dumps and animal pen and with surface water which are prone to contamination mostly from human activities such as bathing and washing. All the water samples analyzed failed to meet WHO standards for drinking water because many potentially pathogenic bacteria were isolated in them, this corroborate the findings by Raji et al, 18 in Sokoto State, who reported that all the different water sources sampled had both total coliform count and fecal coliform count far above the WHO standards and as such the water was unfit for drinking purposes.…”

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Bacteriological Examination of Drinking Water from Different Sources in Sokoto State Nigeria

Iduh

Spencer

Mohammed

et al. 2018

J BioMed Res Clin Pract

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A total of 50 water samples comprising; 20 well water, 15 sachet water, 10 borehole water and 5 river water samples, were obtained from Wamakko, Dange-shuni and Wurno local government areas in Sokoto Central, Sokoto West and Sokoto East, Nigeria respectively between March and May 2015. They were analyzed using membrane filtration and pour plate techniques for faecal coliforms count and total coliform count respectively. The total coliform count for all the sources ranged between 0 and 3.28 × 102 with a total mean of 1.11 × 10,2 that of faecal coliform count was found to range between 0 and 92 with a mean total count of 12.58. Among the bacteria isolated and identified, Escherichia coli had the highest total prevalence of 233 (40.31%) and occurring in all the water samples. Klebsiella spp had 99 (17.13%) occurring in all the sources, Salmonella spp 43 (7.44%) occurring in all the sources except for borehole, Pseudomonas species 88 (15.22%) occurring in all the sources, Staphylococcus aureus with 115 (19.90%) occurring in all the sources except for borehole. However, the pHs for all the samples were found to be within the range of 6.51 to 8.0 which are within WHO acceptable range of 6.0 to 8.5. From this study, it is obvious that the water sources from the areas under study are bacteriologically unfit for drinking purposes. These samples with high total coliform count are of concern and calls for urgent and stringent measures aimed at ensuring a safer drinking water for the populace.

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Microbiological assessment of sachet water “pure water” from five regions in Ghana

Cited by 5 publications

References 11 publications

Drinking Water Preference and Microbiological Contents of Selected, Locally Consumed Sachet Water at Sinkor, Liberia

Drinking Water Preference and Microbiological Contents of Selected, Locally Consumed Sachet Water at Sinkor, Liberia

Physicochemical and Heavy Metals Analysis of Different Brands of Sachet Water Sold in Benin City, Nigeria

Bacteriological Examination of Drinking Water from Different Sources in Sokoto State Nigeria

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