Study Of The Bacteriological Quality Of Tap Water From The Boma Center To Kongo Central/DR Congo

Live Loki MAVEMA, Déogratias Schie’ Nkung’ MUTAMBEL’HITY, Yvonne Bomangwa IBEBEKE, Jean-Claude Tshijik KAMB, Edouard Mbungu SISA

Abstract


This study, which focuses on the bacteriological quality of distribution water from the center of Boma to Kongo Central in the Democratic Republic of Congo, was carried out in the port and historic city of Boma in twelve sampling stations during the rainy season. The city of Boma where insalubrity remains a real public health problem, bacteriological analyzes consisted of the search for Escherichia coli, fecal coliforms, total coliforms and faecal streptococci; analyses of the physical and chemical quality of the water in the network mainly concerned pH, residual free chlorine and turbidity according to the WHO requirement. pH showed a seasonal average of 83.3% of the sample compliance rate with the 2011 WHO recommendations, residual free chlorine presented 58.3% and 75% for turbidity.

From a bacteriological point of view: 42 samples (58.3%) out of a total of 72 complied with WHO (2011) recommendations for Escherichia coli, 24 samples (33.3%) complied for faecal coliforms and 24 samples (33.3%) were compliant for total coliforms. Concerning faecal streptococci, 60 samples, or 83.3% compliance rate with the said recommendations with the highest pollution rate at the E.R.KIK station and a low rate observed at the E.R.KIS station.

Overall, the estimated non-compliance rate of 47.9% of samples with WHO recommendations in this distribution system sufficiently demonstrates the lack of effective treatment of the water distributed or the lack of ongoing maintenance in the system. This lack of treatment and maintenance can be the cause of some waterborne epidemics that regularly threaten the population of the city of Boma. All in all, the results obtained during the study period prove that this distribution system provided water that contained some faecal pollution indicator bacteria.


Keywords


Microbiology quality, Distribution network, water, Boma

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.52155/ijpsat.v36.2.4911

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