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Evaluating Nahoon Beach and canal waters in Eastern Cape, South Africa: a public health concern

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Ebomah K., Sibanda T., Adefisoye M., Nontongana N., Nwodo U., Okoh A.

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

2019

tom 28

nr 3

Contamination of water resources by pathogens due to ever increasing anthropogenic activities and the related disease burden remains a major concern of water quality globally. This study evaluated the physicochemical and microbiological quality indices of Nahoon Beach and its canal waters in South Africa over a period of 12 months (September 2014 to August 2015). Water samples were collected bi-weekly from 6 sampling points (3 on the beach and 3 on the canal) and analyzed using standard methods. The physicochemical qualities of the beach and canal waters ranged as follows: turbidity 3.3-99.9 NTU, temperature 15-25ºC, pH 7-10, electrical conductivity 30.0–741.7 µS/cm, and total dissolved solids 19-546 mg/l. As for microbial counts of the water samples, Escherichia coli counts ranged in the order of 10¹-10³ CFU/100 ml while Enterococcus counts varied in the order of 10¹-10² CFU/100 ml. This study underscores the need for the protection of recreational water resources to safeguard public health.

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1 Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

1 Adefisoye M.

1 Ebomah K.

1 Nontongana N.

1 Nwodo U.

1 Okoh A.

1 Sibanda T.

1 2019

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Evaluating Nahoon Beach and canal waters in Eastern Cape, South Africa: a public health concern