The quest for safe drinking water: An example from Guinea-Bissau (West Africa)

Bordalo, Adriano A.; Savva-Bordalo, Joana

doi:10.1016/j.watres.2007.03.021

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“…This study, along with other water quality assessments in Africa, indicates that moderate to heavy fecal contamination is the greatest health risk associated with drinking water (Bordalo and Savva-Bordalo 2007;Quagraine and Adokoh 2010;Howard et al 2003;Omezuruike et al 2008;Ayanlaja et al 2005;Zamxaka et al 2004;Clasen and Bastable 2003;Shayo et al 2007) while physiochemical contamination is a less important consideration. Greater attention should be given to implementing methods to reduce fecal contamination.…”

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confidence: 53%

“…The acidity of the water sources in Kulanda Town is similar to other water sources in Africa, including Uganda (Haruna et al 2005;Bordalo and SavvaBordalo 2007) and Guinea-Bissau (Haruna et al 2005;Bordalo and Savva-Bordalo 2007). But studies from Ghana (Adomako et al 2008;Fianko et al 2010a, b;Nartey et al 2004), Nigeria (Ejechi et al 2007;Jaji et al 2007;Nduka and Orisakwe 2011;Omezuruike et al 2008), South Africa (Zamxaka et al 2004), and Tanzania (Shayo et al 2007) indicated that acidic water is not uniformly found throughout the continent.…”

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confidence: 80%

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Water quality associated public health risk in Bo, Sierra Leone

Jimmy

Sundufu

Malanoski

et al. 2012

Environ Monit Assess

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Human health depends on reliable access to safe drinking water, but in many developing countries only a limited number of wells and boreholes are available. Many of these water resources are contaminated with biological or chemical pollutants. The goal of this study was to examine water access and quality in urban Bo, Sierra Leone. A health census and community mapping project in one neighborhood in Bo identified the 36 water sources used by the community. A water sample was taken from each water source and tested for a variety of microbiological and physicochemical substances. Only 38.9% of the water sources met World Health Organization (WHO) microbial safety requirements based on fecal coliform levels. Physiochemical analysis indicated that the majority (91.7%) of the water sources met the requirements set by the WHO. In combination, 25% of these water resources met safe drinking water criteria. No variables associated with wells were statistically significant predictors of contamination. This study indicated that fecal contamination is the greatest health risk associated with drinking water. There is a need to raise hygiene awareness and implement inexpensive methods to reduce fecal contamination and improve drinking water safety in Bo, Sierra Leone.

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Water quality associated public health risk in Bo, Sierra Leone

Jimmy

Sundufu

Malanoski

et al. 2012

Environ Monit Assess

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“…Les puits de la commune connaissent de fortes pollutions en indicateurs de contamination fécale, en accord avec ceux trouvées par Boutin et Dias (1987) pour la nappe de Marrakech au Maroc, par Bordalo et Savva (2007) au cours de la recherche pour l'eau potable sûre en Guinée Bissau et enfin par Egwri et Aboaba (2002) à Lagos au Nigeria sur l'Impact environnemental de la qualité bactériologique de l'approvisionnement en eau domestique. La majorité des microorganismes pathogènes susceptibles de se trouver dans l'eau proviennent de déjections humaines ou animales.…”

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Pollution physico-chimique et microbiologique de l’eau des puits dans la Commune d’Abomey-Calavi au Bénin en 2009

Dégbey¹,

Makoutodé²,

Ouendo³

et al. 2011

International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences

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RESUMEUne étude descriptive et analytique sur l'alimentation en eau de boisson a été réalisée sur une population de 110 puits dans la commune d'Abomey-Calavi au Bénin qui sont respectivement sélectionnés par tirage aléatoire simple dans l'ensemble des 55898 ménages de la commune. L'objectif de ce travail est d'évaluer le niveau de pollution des eaux de puits consommées par la population de la Commune et son lien avec la santé. La pollution physico-chimique et microbiologique des puits dans cette commune, ville semiurbaine de 307.745 habitants, a été étudiée. Les puits présentent une forte pollution en nitrites, en nitrates, en aluminium, en fer total, en cadmium et en mercure qui sont respectivement de 32,73%, 11,82%,10%, 43,64%, 6,36% et14,55% d'une part et d'autre part, une pollution microbiologique (bactéries, parasites et champignons) qui rendent l'eau impropre à la consommation. L'origine des pollutions peut être attribuée à diverses causes: défaut d'assainissement et de collecte des ordures ménagères, transfert de polluants à partir des couches superficielles, conditions de puisage et structure des installations. À terme, l'utilisation des puits pourrait constituer un risque sanitaire important pour la majorité des habitants de la zone d'étude.

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“…These parameters are commonly used as indicators for drinking water quality in terms of aesthetics (colour, turbidity, and TDS), effectiveness of disinfection (residual chlorine) and pollution from agricultural sources (nitrates) (Merrington et al, 2002;OECD and WHO, 2003;WHO, 2008). Coliforms are also universally used as microbiological indicators for drinking water quality (Bordalo and Savva-Bordalo, 2007;WHO, 2008).…”

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Sustainable livelihood approach towards enhanced management of rural resources

Massoud

Issa

El‐Fadel

et al. 2016

IJSSOC

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This research utilises the sustainable livelihood approach to evaluate the livelihood assets and resources and identify key challenges and development opportunities in a village in Southern Lebanon. Primary data using quantitative (structured questionnaire) and qualitative (semi-structured interview) methods were collected. The findings highlight the weak resource management and monitoring of various aspects. The factors influencing the village's livelihoods include constraints in water quantity and water quality monitoring, communication and micro-macro links, as well as the allocation of financial resources. The utilisation of the sustainable livelihood approach resulted in developing a practical action plan and a set of management strategies for the enhancement of the village's livelihood based on detailed local knowledge and community input. The significance of this research lies in defining and prioritising factors influencing rural livelihoods and typical relationships among them in real life situations. It focuses on quantitative and qualitative variables and provides evidence-based interventions.

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The quest for safe drinking water: An example from Guinea-Bissau (West Africa)

Cited by 74 publications

References 21 publications

Water quality associated public health risk in Bo, Sierra Leone

Water quality associated public health risk in Bo, Sierra Leone

Pollution physico-chimique et microbiologique de l’eau des puits dans la Commune d’Abomey-Calavi au Bénin en 2009

Sustainable livelihood approach towards enhanced management of rural resources

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