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T1 EVALUATION OF DRINKING WATER QUALITY AT VARIOUS PUBLIC PLACES IN LAHORE CITY PAKISTAN
A1 M. Jibreel
A1 A. Ahmad
A1 M. Rabbani
A1 H. Mushtaq
A1 A. Ghafoor
A1 M. Z. Shabbir
A1 M. H. Saleem
A1 M. K. Saleemi
A1 M. Avais
A1 J. Muhammad
A1 H. Rehman
JF Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences
JO JAPS
SN 1018-7081
VO 28
IS 5
SP 1314
OP 1320
YR 2018
FD 2018/10/01
DO DOI NA
AB Fifty eight water samples in triplicate were collected from tap and filtration units from selected sites of various public places including universities and colleges in Lahore city. All collected samples were tested for status of physicochemical parameters ( pH, turbidity, hardness and total dissolved solids, arsenic, nitrite and fluoride) and presence of indicator bacteria (total coliform and fecal coliform) and compared with World Health Organization (WHO) standards for drinking water. The results demonstrated that physicochemical quality of drinking water was satisfactory except arsenic and fluoride in few water samples. The microbial quality of water has breached the WHO standard limits. The statistical analysis using one way ANOVA, a significant difference in microbial quality, nitrite and total hardness was observed among various public places ( p<0.05) irrespective of animal parks, recreational parks, historical places, public transport stations and Universities. However, a non-significant difference ( p>0.05) was found when data of physiochemical analysis ( turbidity, pH, TDS, arsenic, fluoride) was compared. Water related health problems are more common
K1 Microbial, physiochemical analysis, Public places, Water quality, ZOO
PB Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum
LK https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2018-JAPS-510