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Physico-chemical and bacteriological contamination of water from some supply wells in the Mandjou and Kano neighbourhoods, Djadombè subwatershed, Bertoua, East Cameroon

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Abstract

The present research focused on the determination of the physical parameters and the biological contamination of water from four wells (MAP1, MAP2 KAN3, KAN4) at the Djadombè sub-watershed irrigating Mandjou and Kano neighbourhoods in the city of Bertoua. The Physical parameters were assessed at the Institute of Geological and Mining Research (IGMR) of Yaoundé, while the Centre Pasteur (CP) of Yaoundé analyzed the bacteriologic status of various water samples. The results showed that water is acidic. Low alkalinity (HCO-3) and low mineralization 35 ≤ EC ≤ 197 were recorded. The values of TDS and TSS did not exceeded WHO (2011) standards (1000 mg/L and 25-40 mg/L). Water is fresh without any salinity. The bacteriological examination revealed a strong bacterial contamination of the water. The microbialcontamination concerns both fecal bacteria (E.coli, Intestinal Enterococci) and sufficiently pathogenic germs (vibrio cholerea, Salmonella ssp). The FS/FC > 2 ratios led to the conclusion that the biological contaminations are human origin. La présente recherche a porté sur la détermination des paramètres physiques et de la contamination biologique de l’eau de quatre puits (MAP1, MAP2, KAN3, KAN4) du sous-bassin versant de Djadombè irriguant les quartiers de Mandjou et de Kano dans la ville de Bertoua. Les paramètres physiques ont été évalués à l’Institut de recherche géologique et minière (IGMR) de Yaoundé, tandis que le Centre Pasteur (CP) de Yaoundé a effectué le statut bactérien de divers échantillons d’eau. Les résultats ont montré que l’eau est acide. Une faible alcalinité (HCO-3) et une faible minéralisation 35 ≤ EC ≤ 197 ont été enregistrées. Les valeurs de TDS et TSS n’ont pas dépassé les normes de l’OMS (2011) dont 1000 mg/L et 25-40 mg/L respectivement. L’eau est douce sans aucune salinité. L’examen bactériologique a révélé une forte contamination bactérienne de l’eau. La contamination microbienne concerne à la fois des bactéries fécales (E.coli, entérocoques intestinaux) et des germes suffisamment pathogènes (vibrio cholerea, Salmonella ssp). Les rapports FS/FC > 2 ont permis de conclure que les contaminations biologiques sont d’origine humaine.

Research topics

  • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
  • Groundwater and Watershed Analysis
  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry

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DOI: 10.4314/jcas.v20i2.4

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