Groundwater Quality Assessment for Human Drinking in Rural Areas, Al-Hoceima Province (Northern Morocco)

• Autorzy: Mchiouer Fatiha , Boughrous Ali Ait , El Ouarghi Hossain

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.12912/27197050/147450

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The aim of this study is to assess the quality of water for drinking in the rural area of the city of Al-Hoceima, in order to measure the health risks to which people who use it for their needs are exposed. A cross-sectional, descriptive, and analytical study was carried out on 60 households selected randomly. Well and spring water samples (8 wells and 8 springs) were collected in November and December 2019 and analyzed according to the standard methods of water analysis. The survey indicated that water consumed by 80.00% of households does not receive any prior treatment. With the lack of a collective excreta and wastewater management system in the municipality, 99.00% of households have latrines, 50.00% of which are installed within 15meters of the water source. The bacteriological analyses indicate that all the sampled points are contaminated by fecal contamination germs. This poor quality may be due to various anthropogenic activities, and the presence of non-standardized septic tanks. Therefore, protecting and improving water sources must be accompanied by adequate measures of disinfection of these waters before their use.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Al-Hoceima rural area; anthropogenic activity; fecal contamination; health risk; water source

• Wydawca: Lubelski Oddział Polskiego Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej ; Lublin University of Technology ; WNGB Wydawnictwo Naukowe
• Czasopismo: Ecological Engineering & Environmental Technology
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: Vol. 23, iss. 3
• Strony: 138--147
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 37 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Mchiouer Fatiha

• Research Team of Water and Environment Management (G2E), Lobratory of Applied Sciences, ENSAH, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan, Morocco

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7612-2587

autor

Boughrous Ali Ait

• Research Team of Biology, Environment and Health, Faculty of Science and Technology, Moulay Ismaïl University of Meknes, Morocco

autor

El Ouarghi Hossain

• Research Team of Water and Environment Management (G2E), Lobratory of Applied Sciences, ENSAH, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan, Morocco

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