Prevalence of Waterborne Diseases and Microbial Assessment of Drinking Water Quality in Ado-Ekiti and Its Environs, Southwestern, Nigeria

Olowe, Busayo Mutiat; Oluyege, A. O.; Famurewa, O.

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“…The common practice of waste management in Ikere Ekiti -a city in western Nigeria, is land filling or opendumping often as a result of its relatively cheaper cost (Olowe et al, 2015). Some of the open dumps are indiscriminately located at streams, valleys, water lands, open fields and abandoned borrow-pits.…”

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“…Studies have shown that lack of adequate monitoring by appropriate agencies has resulted in cases of reported microbial contamination of drinking water in various states in Nigeria (Adekunle et al 2007). As noted by Olowe et al (2015), reports of microbial contamination of drinking water sources, which links to a lack of public water system (potable water) and inadequate groundwater monitoring, have resulted in high rates of water-borne diseases such as cholera, typhoid fever, dysentery, and diarrhoea.…”

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Effects of Solid Wastes on the Quality of Selected Well Water in Odo-Oro Area of Ikere, Ekiti in Nigeria

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This paper presents an assessment of the impact of uncontrolled and unscientific disposal of Solid waste on ground water in Ikere Ekiti town, Nigeria. In this study, well water quality around solid waste dumpsite sites was investigated. Ground water quality analysis was carried out on water samples collected from four wells labelled 1 to 4 close to solid waste disposal sites. Physico-chemical parameters of the water samples (such as temperature, pH, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, BOD, COD, turbidity, total dissolved solids, total suspended solids, total hardness, phosphates, sulphates, chlorides and nitrates) were measured. Results of analysis across the four samples gave a temperature range of 28 0 C-32.0 0 C, pH 7.26-7.75, conductivity 393.0-416.0 µm/cm, BOD 4.0-4.5 mg/l, DO 7.5-9.9 mg/l, COD 4.0-70.0 mg/l, phosphates, sulphates, chlorides and nitrates 0.17-0.30 mg/l, 10.1-25.0 mg/l, 3.7-11.5 mg/l, and 0.113-0.22 mg/l respectively, total hardness 32.2 and 38.1 mg/l. evidences from the above measurements showed a substantial level of contamination across all samples of water. Based on these outcomes it was recommended that wells should be sited at least 30m from solid wastes dump site, Appropriate place should be located at the outskirt of the town for refuse / disposal, the wells should be treated at least three times in a year, the regulatory agency should employ a geologist on its staff list, preferably one trained in the area of hydrogeology, to assist in solid wastes site selection within the states, the use of groundwater monitoring wells should be considered in those areas where some doubts exist as to future effects of a particular solid wastes operation, the regulatory agency should not discourage novel methods of collecting and treating refuse leachates for certain installations where proper monitoring can be exercised.

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Effects of Solid Wastes on the Quality of Selected Well Water in Odo-Oro Area of Ikere, Ekiti in Nigeria

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“…Waterborne diseases are rampant in sub Saharan Africa due to lack of access to clean water and poor sanitation. In Nigeria, contamination of drinking water with pathogens has also been reported in several towns (Olowe et al, 2016). Waterborne disease outbreaks occur either when public drinking water supplies are not adequately treated after contamination with surface water or when surface water contaminated with enteric pathogens is used for recreational purpose (Johnson et al, 2003).…”

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Bacteriology of Opa River, Ile-Ife, Nigeria and its public health implication on selected bordering areas

Onana¹,

Olusegun²,

Aladesanmi³

et al. 2018

J. Public Health Epidemiol.

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This study determined the bacteriological quality of water from the Opa River and assessed the impact of human behaviour on the quality of water along the river course. Twenty five water samples were collected over a period of five weeks at five selected points based on population clusters along the river. A hundred questionnaire items were administered to randomly selected residents to elicit information about the water body and predominant communal behaviours. Water samples were analyzed by standard microbial techniques and isolates were identified. The isolates obtained were tested for their resistance to antibiotics via standard methods. Descriptive statistical techniques were used to obtain the minimum and maximum values of Total Heterotrophic Bacterial (THB) count and Total Coliform Bacterial (TCB) count. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) test was used to compare the means. Heterotrophic bacteria load at the five sampling points ranged between 2 x 10 6 and 13 x10 6 cfu/ml while the most probable number of coliforms in 100 ml of samples was between 34 and 1600. The organisms isolated from the samples included those of the Genera Citrobacter Enterobacter Escherichia, Proteus, Klebsiella, Salmonella, Serratia, Yersinia, Shigella, Pseudomonas and Vibrio. Escherichia coli had the highest percentage frequency of occurrence (23.73%) and was isolated at all sampling points. In all areas, communal behaviour towards the river was generally poor. Some respondents reported symptoms associated with water borne illnesses which included vomiting (28.5%), passing out of watery stool (57.2%) and headache and dizziness (14.3%). The Opa River was found to be mostly contaminated by multiple antibiotic resistant organisms. Opa River could be a source of potential pathogens associated with water borne diseases and could consequently; serve as a pathway for human contamination, most especially of dwellers located along its banks that depend on Opa River water.

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“…Pollution of drinking water sources is a reoccurring problem in developing countries including Nigeria [1]. Pollution or contamination of water sources could arise from point sources (such as industrial effluents and discharge from municipal waste water treatment plants) or nonpoint sources (such as runoff from farm lands, percolation of septic effluents into ground water, indiscriminate dumping of domestic wastes into streams or rivers among others) [2].…”

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“…Study Design: Experimental study design. Place and Duration of Study: Methodology: The test organisms, E. coli O157 and E. coli non-O157, were charged against some water treatment methods such as silver nitrate, sunlight, low and high temperature and varied pH Olowe et al; MRJI, 20(5): 1-10, 2017; Article no.MRJI.33638 2 using standard methods. Protein expression profiles of these organisms, before and after exposure, were studied with cell crude proteins extract using standard SDS-PAGE method.…”

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Effects of Water Treatment Methods on Protein Profile of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Escherichia coli Non-O157 Isolated from Drinking Water Sources in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria

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Oluyege

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Aim:To examine the effects of water treatment methods on the protein profile of Escherichia coli O157 and Escherichia coli non-O157 isolated from different drinking water sources in Ado-Ekiti. Study Design: Experimental study design. Place and Duration of Study: Methodology: The test organisms, E. coli O157 and E. coli non-O157, were charged against some water treatment methods such as silver nitrate, sunlight, low and high temperature and varied pH Olowe et al.; MRJI, 20(5): 1-10, 2017; Article no.MRJI.33638 2 using standard methods. Protein expression profiles of these organisms, before and after exposure, were studied with cell crude proteins extract using standard SDS-PAGE method. Statistical analysis was carried out on the data generated using correlation matrix. Results: The survivability testing showed that E. coli O157 survived better than E. coli non-O157. Silver nitrate, among all other agents used, exhibited the most lethal effect on both serotypes. The protein profile of the two serotypes was similar before their exposure (r = 0.9897, P-value = 0.941), while after their exposure, they exhibited different characteristic responses (r = 0.693, P-value = 0.018). Conclusion: This study showed that the treatment methods had effects on the expression of bacterial protein profile following exposure. Original Research Article

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Prevalence of Waterborne Diseases and Microbial Assessment of Drinking Water Quality in Ado-Ekiti and Its Environs, Southwestern, Nigeria

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Effects of Solid Wastes on the Quality of Selected Well Water in Odo-Oro Area of Ikere, Ekiti in Nigeria

Effects of Solid Wastes on the Quality of Selected Well Water in Odo-Oro Area of Ikere, Ekiti in Nigeria

Bacteriology of Opa River, Ile-Ife, Nigeria and its public health implication on selected bordering areas

Effects of Water Treatment Methods on Protein Profile of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Escherichia coli Non-O157 Isolated from Drinking Water Sources in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria

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