Open AccessQualitative and quantitative enumeration of Coliform bacteria in song river water in rural area of Dehradun
Author(s) -
Rakesh Pant,
Kukreti Samiksha,
Harmanpreet Kaur,
Rawat Mansi,
Vijay Kumar,
Amit Gupta
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of medical pharmaceutical and allied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-7418
DOI - 10.55522/jmpas.v11i2.2042
Subject(s) - contamination , typhoid fever , fecal coliform , waterborne diseases , dysentery , diarrhoeal disease , water quality , population , coliform bacteria , pathogenic bacteria , environmental health , biology , environmental science , veterinary medicine , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , diarrhea , medicine , ecology , genetics
As India’s population is growing so is its water demand and corresponding water contamination. Water is a very essential element in formation of life and is an essential requirement for living organisms to thrive. Therefore, it is very important that the drinking water available must be free of any contamination and proper measures be taken in that direction. Faecal contamination poses crucial threat to people having an impaired immune system and can be life threatening. Microbiological contamination causes serious health issues in human being. In case microbiological contamination found in water, it means that water quality is very poor and this type of water causes Gastrointestinal, Urinary tract infection, dysentery, diarrhoea and typhoid disease. Keywords: Faecal coliform, Pathogenic Bacteria, Song River, Dehradun, Water Quality.