2012
DOI: 10.4236/jep.2012.37073
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A Study on the Microbial Quality of Drinking Water in Rural Areas of Mazandaran Province in North of Iran (2011)

Abstract: Backgrounds: One of the fundamental needs of a community is to have an access to healthy and safe drinking water. The lack of a concentrated accessibility to health facilities and services is among the serious problems facing villagers in the rural areas. The aims of this research was to investigate the drinking water quality of the villages in Babol township suburbs in north of Iran. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive study, a total of 140 water samples were taken from the water distri… Show more

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“…Other study in rural water in Babol town showed that drinking water resources are contaminated with total and fecal coliforms up to 20 and 13.6%, respectively. They have stated the main reason for pollution of this water resources, are small distance to pollution, poor sanitation and lack of efficient chlorination [17]. Dehghani et al (2009) evaluated the microbiological quality of rural drinking water in Saqqez.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Other study in rural water in Babol town showed that drinking water resources are contaminated with total and fecal coliforms up to 20 and 13.6%, respectively. They have stated the main reason for pollution of this water resources, are small distance to pollution, poor sanitation and lack of efficient chlorination [17]. Dehghani et al (2009) evaluated the microbiological quality of rural drinking water in Saqqez.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Many studies have been conducted in various parts of the world for the bacteriological analysis of drinking water for the presence of pathogenic bacteria. From Iran P. aeruginosa separated from the drinking water samples was 2% [21]. P. aeruginosa was also detected in 6 (11.4%) of the hospital water systems in Tehran, Iran.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…Consuming clean and hygienic water is one of the basic requirements of a society [21]. Pakistan has water supplies adequate only to achieve the drinking requirements of 79% of its total inhabitants and a chief portion of that water supply is from ground i.e.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Access to clean water is paramount for public health [31]. In Pakistan, water resources suffice to meet the drinking needs of seventy-nine percent of the population, with a significant portion sourced from groundwater [32].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%