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Ubuoh, E. A.
Department of Environmental Management and Toxicology, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, P.M.B.7267, Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria.
Onyeizu, U. R.
Department of Environmental Management and Toxicology, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, P.M.B.7267, Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria.
Uzonu, U. I.
Department of Environmental Management and Toxicology, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, P.M.B.7267, Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria.
Okechukwu, I. R.
Department of Environmental Management and Toxicology, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, P.M.B.7267, Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria.
ABSTRACT
This
Study was conducted on the selected public swimming pools in Umuahia for water
quality assurance for recreation. Water samples were randomly taken from five
swimming pools during October – December, 2020, from five hotels: Damgrete (SWP1),
Confidence (SWP2), Villa Roy (SWP3), Wiss Castle (SWP4),
and Benac Hotels (SWP5), respectively. The study evaluated the
physicochemical and microbial properties of the swimming pools. The media applied for the study were MacConkey agar,
nutrient agar, Salmonella-Shigella agar, eosin methylene blue agar, Sabouraud
dextrose agar, thiosulphate citrate bile salt
sucrose agar for total aerobic plate count; coli form count, Escherichia coli
count, Salmonella-Shigella count, Vibrio
cholerae count and fungal count respectively. Bacterial isolates identified by using standard
microbiological techniques to include Gram staining and biochemical tests. The
fungal isolates identified using the needle
mount technique. Data were
analyzed using variance and mean separation by Duncan Multiple Range Test
(DMRT) at P0C. The average turbidity of the swimming pools
was 3.0±0.08 turbidity
>the 0.5–1.0 NTU world health (WHO) permissible limit. The mean pH of the
swimming pools recorded 6.82±0.06-indicating moderate acidic against the pH 7.2-7.8 WHO
limit for swimming pool. Total chlorine in some selected pools ranged between
3.15 ±0.21-3.25
±0.07 mg/l above the
The percentage of bacteria prevalence in the selected swimming pools indicated
14% for P.aeruginosa, Bacillus sp, Citrobacter sp, Enterobacter sp each, 19% S.aureus, and 24% Klebsiella sp. Pseudomonas aeruginosa was
dominant in the swimming pools followed by Total faecal coli form, total aerobic plate count and Escherichia coli being the least
and were below the WHO limits respectively. Regular monitoring and testing of the pool
water chemistry will ensure a low-cost maintenance sparkling and clean swimming
pool all the year round.
Keywords: Swimming Pools, Microbiology, Physicochemical characteristics, Health risk assessment
https://doi.org/10.33922/j.ujet_v8i1_7
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Wednesday, June 08, 2022
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Vol. 8 No. 1, June 2022
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