Sanitary inspection of wells using risk-of-contamination scoring indicates a high predictive ability for bacterial faecal pollution in the peri-urban tropical lowlands of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 236-243

  Mushi, Douglas ^a   Byamukama, Denis ^b   Kirschner, Alexander K T ^c,e   Mach, Robert L ^d   Brunner, K ^d   Farnleitner, Andreas H ^d,e  

^a Sokoine University   (Tanzania)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^e InterUniversity Cooperation Centre Water and Health   (Austria)

Author keywords

Microbial source tracking; Peri urban area; Risk of contamination scoring; Sanitary inspection; Standard and alternative faecal indicator bacteria; Well water

Indexed keywords

WELL WATER;

BIOINDICATOR; FECAL COLIFORM; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; PERIURBAN AREA; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SANITATION; TROPICAL REGION; URBAN AREA; WELL WATER; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BIFIDOBACTERIACEAE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PREDICTION; RISK OF CONTAMINATION SCORING SYSTEM; SANITATION; SCORING SYSTEM; TANZANIA; URBAN AREA; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

CITIES; FECES; RISK FACTORS; SANITATION; TANZANIA; TROPICAL CLIMATE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER WELLS;

DAR ES SALAAM [TANZANIA]; TANZANIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84863086364     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2012.117     Document Type: Article

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