BACTERIOLOGICAL QUALITY ASSESSEMENT OF SATCHET WATER BRANDS SOLD WITHIN OKO, ANAMBRA STATE


The inadequate supply of portable drinking water in Oko and its environs has proliferated the production of package water. This study was undertaken to determine the bacteriological quality of satchet water sold in Oko Anambra state. Three (3) samples each of five different brands of satchet water giving a total of 15 samples were purchased from different points within Oko and taken to the laboratory for analysis. The bacteriological analysis was done using presumptive, confirmatory and completed test with further subculturing into some selective media. All the samples showed the presence of faecal coliforms. The total bacteria count range from 1.5 x 102 cfu/ml to too numerous to count (TNC) while the total coliform count ranges from 1.2 x 106 cfu/ml. to 2.3 x 106 cfu/ml. The samples showed the presence of faecal coliforms and Salmonella spp. All the water samples were contaminated with Escherichia coli count beyond the permissible limit by National Agency for Food Drug Administration


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