Abstract Paper
| Title | : Bacteriological Analysis Of Drinking Water Collected In Autumn Season From Vellore District, Tamil Nadu, India |
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| Author(s) | : S. Kashiba Musarath and P. Saranraj |
| Article Information | : Volume 3 - Issue 2 (December - 2019) , 317-323 |
| Affiliation(s) | : 1Department of Biochemistry, Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Tirupattur, Tamil Nadu, India. |
| : Department of Microbiology, Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Tirupattur, Tamil Nadu, India. |
Abstract :
The present study was aimed to assess the potability of Drinking water during the Autumn season (October 2018 to November 2018) in five different locations of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, India. The physico-chemical characteristics of Drinking water samples which are collected from different locations of Vellore district were analyzed and it was observed that except the fluoride content all the other parameters are under permissible limit of TNPCB. So, finally we found that, physico-chemically the water does not contain more hazardous compounds and safe for drinking purposes. The bacterial population in the drinking water was enumerated. The population of bacteria is within the limit so biologically the collected are not injurious to human health. The drinking water collected in different locations of Vellore district was assessed by the water potability test, Most Probable Number (MPN). It was clearly showed that the bacterial population was very low at 24 hours incubation so not showing any colour change but after 48 hours incubation, the bacterial population was increased in the Brilliant Green Lactose Broth (BGLB) and colour change was observed. In conclusion, the water sample contains the normal bacterial population but not the coliform bacteria Escherichia coli. So, the drinking water collected from five different locations of Vellore district are potable to drink during Autumn season.
| Keywords | : Autumn season, Drinking water, Physico-chemical characteristics, Water potability and MPN Technique. |
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| Document Type | : Research Paper |
| Publication date | : December 26, 2019 |