Risk Assessment of Rooftop- Collected Rainwater for Individual Household and Community Use in Central Kerala, India

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Risk Assessment of Rooftop- Collected Rainwater for Individual Household and Community Use in Central Kerala, India

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Title: Risk Assessment of Rooftop- Collected Rainwater for Individual Household and Community Use in Central Kerala, India
Author: Hatha, A A M; Jesmi, Y; Mujeeb Rahiman, K M; Lal, Deepu; Jyothi, S
Abstract: Water quality of rooftop-collected rainwater is an issue of increased interest particularly in developing countries where the collected water is used as a source of drinking water. Bacteriological and chemical parameters of 25 samples of rooftop-harvested rainwater stored in ferrocement tanks were analyzed in the study described in this article. Except for the pH and lower dissolved oxygen levels, all other physicochemical parameters were within World Health Organization guidelines. Bacteriological results revealed that the rooftop-harvested rainwater stored in tanks does not often meet the bacteriological quality standards prescribed for drinking water. Fifty percent of samples of harvested rainwater for rural and urban community use and 20% of the samples for individual household use showed the presence of E. coli. Fecal coliform/fecal streptococci ratios revealed nonhuman animal sources of fecal pollution. Risk assessment of bacterial isolates from the harvested rainwater showed high resistance to ampicillin, erythromycin, penicillin, and vancomycin. Multiple antibiotic resistance (MAR) indexing of the isolates and elucidation of the resistance patterns revealed that 73% of the isolates exhibited MAR
Description: Journal of Environmental Health
URI: http://dyuthi.cusat.ac.in/purl/3934
Date: 2013


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