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Field application of the Micro Biological Survey method for the assessment of the microbiological safety of different water sources in Tanzania

Access to safe water is stated within human rights as essential for life, as water can be a source of severe enteric infections threatening human health, in particular children from Developing Countries. Along with reference methods, need is pressing for alternative methods to flank reference ones t...

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Autores principales: Gionfriddo, Matteo, Nicolosi, Beatrice, Murgia, Lorenza, Arienzo, Alyexandra, Gara, Laura De, Antonini, Giovanni
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6326156/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30687487
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2018.905
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author Gionfriddo, Matteo
Nicolosi, Beatrice
Murgia, Lorenza
Arienzo, Alyexandra
Gara, Laura De
Antonini, Giovanni
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description Access to safe water is stated within human rights as essential for life, as water can be a source of severe enteric infections threatening human health, in particular children from Developing Countries. Along with reference methods, need is pressing for alternative methods to flank reference ones to improve water safety on-site monitoring and in the absence of scientific facilities or even electricity supply. The Micro Biological Survey (MBS) method has already been successfully applied to water safety assessment in Developing Countries. A total of 18 water samples were collected from different sources (rivers, dug wells, tap water) within the Rukwa Region, Tanzania, and underwent analysis for Total Coliforms following the MBS method. Globally, rivers showed more frequently contamination, followed by dug wells, tap water and tanks. Results demonstrate the need for continuous monitoring of water sources, even in difficult frameworks lacking electric supply, to help improve control over water quality, possibly using alternative methods to simplify existing protocols.
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spelling pubmed-63261562019-01-25 Field application of the Micro Biological Survey method for the assessment of the microbiological safety of different water sources in Tanzania Gionfriddo, Matteo Nicolosi, Beatrice Murgia, Lorenza Arienzo, Alyexandra Gara, Laura De Antonini, Giovanni J Public Health Afr Article Access to safe water is stated within human rights as essential for life, as water can be a source of severe enteric infections threatening human health, in particular children from Developing Countries. Along with reference methods, need is pressing for alternative methods to flank reference ones to improve water safety on-site monitoring and in the absence of scientific facilities or even electricity supply. The Micro Biological Survey (MBS) method has already been successfully applied to water safety assessment in Developing Countries. A total of 18 water samples were collected from different sources (rivers, dug wells, tap water) within the Rukwa Region, Tanzania, and underwent analysis for Total Coliforms following the MBS method. Globally, rivers showed more frequently contamination, followed by dug wells, tap water and tanks. Results demonstrate the need for continuous monitoring of water sources, even in difficult frameworks lacking electric supply, to help improve control over water quality, possibly using alternative methods to simplify existing protocols. PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2018-12-21 /pmc/articles/PMC6326156/ /pubmed/30687487 http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2018.905 Text en ©Copyright M. Gionfriddo et al., 2018 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 License (CC BY-NC 4.0).
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Field application of the Micro Biological Survey method for the assessment of the microbiological safety of different water sources in Tanzania
title Field application of the Micro Biological Survey method for the assessment of the microbiological safety of different water sources in Tanzania
title_full Field application of the Micro Biological Survey method for the assessment of the microbiological safety of different water sources in Tanzania
title_fullStr Field application of the Micro Biological Survey method for the assessment of the microbiological safety of different water sources in Tanzania
title_full_unstemmed Field application of the Micro Biological Survey method for the assessment of the microbiological safety of different water sources in Tanzania
title_short Field application of the Micro Biological Survey method for the assessment of the microbiological safety of different water sources in Tanzania
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6326156/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30687487
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2018.905
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