Prevalence of water-related diseases and groundwater (drinking-water) contamination in the suburban municipality of Mont Ngafula, Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo).
Groundwater
SDG 6
cholera
drinking water quality
epidemiology
fecal indicator bacteria
human risk
pollution
prevention
tropical conditions
Journal
Journal of environmental science and health. Part A, Toxic/hazardous substances & environmental engineering
ISSN: 1532-4117
Titre abrégé: J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9812551
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2019
2019
Historique:
pubmed:
10
4
2019
medline:
24
9
2019
entrez:
10
4
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
An epidemiological survey conducted among users of water points and medical institutions in the N'djili Kilambu neighborhood of Kinshasa in Democratic Republic of the Congo, indicates that waterborne diseases have already affected more than 60% of the patients admitted to local clinics between 2013 and 2017. In order to raise public and political awareness about this hazardous health issue resulting from the lack of safely managed sanitation systems, this study investigates the microbial quality of drinking water from local water resources. Water samples were collected from nine wells and streams used as drinking sources, and analyzed for Fecal Indicator Bacteria (FIB), including
Identifiants
pubmed: 30964378
doi: 10.1080/10934529.2019.1596702
doi:
Substances chimiques
Drinking Water
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM