Document Type
Article
Source of Publication
Environmental Engineering Research
Publication Date
3-1-2017
Abstract
© 2017 Korean Society of Environmental Engineers. Provision of safe, accessible, and good water quality in the community is an important step towards reducing various waterborne illnesses. However, improving the quality of water should include spreading awareness to the public regarding the importance of cleaning their household water tanks. The aim of this study was to investigate the microbial quality of water of household water tanks in Dubai. The water samples from household water tanks were collected from forty houses, and a questionnaire was given to the residents to determine the history of the water tanks. The membrane filtration technique was used to quantify heterotrophic and total coliform bacteria on plate count agar and the violet red bile agar respectively. The overall results of this study have shown that 18 out of total 40 household water tanks contained different types of bacteria concentration level beyond local and widely accepted international standards. The overall results of this study indicated that there is a lack of awareness among residents regarding the importance of maintaining proper sanitation and hygiene of the household water tanks.
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ISSN
Publisher
Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
Volume
22
Issue
1
First Page
55
Last Page
60
Disciplines
Life Sciences
Keywords
Heterotrophic bacteria, Household water tank, Microbial quality, Total coliform
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Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
Recommended Citation
Khan, Munawwar Ali and Almadani, Asma Mohammad Abdulrahman Ahmad, "Assessment of microbial quality in household water tanks in Dubai, United Arab Emirates" (2017). All Works. 588.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/588
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yes
Open Access
yes
Open Access Type
Hybrid: This publication is openly available in a subscription-based journal/series