Journal of Environmental Biology

Bacterial assessment of ground water : A case study of nanded city

M.P. Chitanand*¹, G. Gyananath² and H.S. Lade²

¹Department of Microbiology, N. S. B. College Nanded - 431 601, India

²School of Life Sciences, Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded - 431 606, India

(Received: October 29, 2005; Revised received: July 05, 2006; Accepted: August 12, 2006)

Abstract: Ground water is one of the main source of drinking water in Nanded city.  City has witnessed a tremendous increase in population.  This has lead to establishment of new colonies.  A large section of residents live in the newly established crowded colonies under unhygienic conditions.  The public bore wells, located in these areas are the main source of drinking water.  The present study was carried out to monitor the suitability of raw ground water for safe drinking purposes and to investigate the status of these sites for bacterial contamination throughout the year.  The results of this study revealed significant increase in the concentration of indicator organisms in all the samples during monsoon season.  As a result the potability of ground water has become a severe concern in such localities of Nanded. 

Key words:    Indicator organisms, Water quality, Ground water

PDF of full length paper is available with author (janhavidigraskar@gmail.com)

Copyright © 2008 Triveni Enterprises. All rights reserved. No part of the Journal can be reproduced in any form without prior permission. Responsibility regarding the authenticity of the data, and the acceptability of the conclusions enforced or derived, rest completely with the author(s).