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Title: | Recreational Water Quality Assessment of Some Selected Swimming Pools in the Asuogyaman District, Ghana |
Authors: | Addo, Matthew Glover Tee, Joseph Larbi, John Asiedu |
Keywords: | Physicochemical microbiological parameters coliforms water quality |
Issue Date: | 1-Mar-2019 |
Publisher: | Microbiology Research Journal International |
Citation: | Microbiology Research Journal International, 26(5): 1-8, 2018 |
Abstract: | The aim of this study seeks to assess the quality of recreational waters in selected swimming pools
in the Asuogyaman district in the Eastern Region, Ghana. Samples from three different swimming
facilities, coded as VH, RS and SH were collected during the months of March 2018 through to
August, 2018 and analyzed in the laboratory employing standard methods for physicochemical
properties and microbiological load. Isolates of coliforms were identified by API20E. Mean residual
chlorine was significantly higher in the VH pool (1.357±1.09, P<0.001) than the pools at SH and
RS. The mornings recorded significantly higher mean turbidity values in all the pools (VH:
2.385±0.8, P<0.001; SH: 3.392±0.9, P=0.010; RS: 2.77±1.0, P=0.007). Coliforms were isolated in
the morning at VH pool (1.375±3.3) and RS pool (0.583±1.38) and evening at the SH pool
(64.00±66.35) even though they were within acceptable limits. With regards to the sampled place,
the middle part had the most coliforms isolated with SH pool having the highest (49.46±59.72)isolates. Although there was no significant (P=0.05) association between total coliforms and the
physicochemical parameters at the SH and RS pool, turbidity was associated directly with
temperature and total dissolved solids (TDS), and indirectly with pH. Continued physicochemical
and microbiological analysis of these pools will give an objective insight into pool hygiene and help
to prevent infection outbreaks among pool users. |
Description: | This article is published in Microbiology Research Journal International and is available in DOI: 10.9734/MRJI/2018/v26i530079 |
URI: | 10.9734/MRJI/2018/v26i530079 http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/13046 |
Appears in Collections: | College of Science
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