Assessment of the level of feacal contamination in selected open wells in nagongera town council, tororo district.
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2023
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Busitema University
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Fecal indicator microorganisms such as Escherichia coli (E. coli) and coliform bacteria are widely used to assess the microbiological quality and safety of water, food, and the environment. These microorganisms serve as markers for the potential presence of pathogenic microorganisms that may pose a threat to human health (Edberg et al., 2000). Regulatory agencies establish standards and guidelines to establish acceptable The aim of this study was to assess the level of fecal contamination in open wells in Nagongera Town Council where fecal coliforms specifically E. coli bacteria was used as a bio indicator for fecal contamination where samples of water were collected from three selected open wells and used as an inoculum on Eosin Methyl Blue agar (EMB), where four (4) replicates were made for each sample, cultures were made, incubated for 48 hours and the Colony Forming Units that were formed were counted. The results of this study show a prevalence of fecal coliform bacteria, E. coli in each of the sampled wells for all of the replicates made therefore this being a representative sample of the whole open well population in Nagongera town council, it signals a potential health threat to the local inhabitants.
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Ngobi, A. (2023). Assessment of the level of feacal contamination in selected open wells in Nagongera Town Council, Tororo District [Undergraduate, Research Report]. Busitema University.