Physicochemical and mycological quality of a drinking water

dc.contributor.author	Obire, Omokaro	en
dc.contributor.author	Barade, W. N.	en
dc.contributor.author	Putheti, Ramesh R.	en
dc.date.accessioned	2015-01-27T10:44:08Z
dc.date.available	2015-01-27T10:44:08Z
dc.date.issued	2015-01-27
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/4838
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
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dc.source	http://e-jst.teiath.gr/	en
dc.subject	Heavy metals
dc.subject	Βαρέα μέταλλα
dc.subject	Drinking water
dc.subject	Fungi
dc.subject	Pathogens
dc.subject	Πόσιμο νερό
dc.subject	Μύκητες
dc.subject	Παθογόνα
dc.title	Physicochemical and mycological quality of a drinking water	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Technology
heal.classification	Τεχνολογία
heal.classification	Environmental technology
heal.classification	Περιβαλλοντική τεχνολογία
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heal.classificationURI	N/A-Τεχνολογία
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heal.classificationURI	N/A-Περιβαλλοντική τεχνολογία
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.publicationDate	2009
heal.bibliographicCitation	Obire, O., Barade, W. N. & Putheti, R. R. (2009) Physicochemical and mycological quality of a drinking water. "e-Journal of Science & Technology". [Online] 4 (1). p. 11-16. Available from: http://e-jst.teiath.gr/ [Accessed 27-01-2015]	en
heal.abstract	Abstract: A total of 98 drinking water samples were collected during a seven-month investigation from Omuihuechi stream near Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The water samples were analyzed for physicochemical parameters and mycoflora to determine the water quality. The mean values of temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen (DO) and biological oxygen demand (BOD5), transparency, total organic carbon, chloride, sulphate and phosphate were 25.2°C, 5.1, 8.4mg/L, 6.4mgL, 189.0cm, 13.0mg/L, 4.0mg/L, 7.8mg/L, and 0.24mg/L respectively. Among the seven heavy metals detected in the water samples, cadmium and lead concentrations were higher than the WHO guidelines for drinking water. The mean value of total fungal count was 11.3 x 102 cfu/mL and the fungal genera isolated were; Aspergillus, Byssochlamys, Candida, Cephalosporium, Cladosporium, Fusarium, Mucor, Penicillium, Rhizopus, Saccharomyces, Sporobolomyces, and Trichoderma. Presence of heavy metals and fungal genera which contain potential pathogenic species indicate that the water of Omuihuechi stream is not safe for drinking and for other domestic purposes.	en
heal.publisher	Νερατζής, Ηλίας	el
heal.publisher	Σιανούδης, Ιωάννης	el
heal.journalName	e-Journal of Science & Technology	en
heal.journalName	e-Περιοδικό Επιστήμης & Τεχνολογίας	el
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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