Correlation among Municipal Solid Waste Pollution, Fecal Coliform Water Pollution and Water Borne Diseases in Juba/South Sudan

Abstract

This study was carried out to investigate the correlation among municipal solid waste pollution, fecal coliform water pollution and water -borne diseases such as; typhoid and diarrhea in Juba city, South Sudan. Water samples were collected from the river Nile, boreholes and a well and then analyzed for the presence of fecal coliform; also physical parameters such as temperature, pH, Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) and Electrical Conductivity (EC) were tested. The results revealed that the river Nile is highly contaminated; with an average range of 15.25 �102.6 Coliform Forming Unit/100ml (CFU/100ml). The pH and temperature were within the normal range. TDS showed very high values with range of 4 70 �1230 mg/L which is far beyond the USEPA and WHO recommended 500 mg/L. The EC was not so high; ranges between 59µs-201µs/cm which is slightly above the recommended 160 µs/cm. The CFU/100ml readings of the boreholes and the well were within the range of 0 �26 CFU/100ml. Out of the eleven sampled boreholes, six were clean with 0 CFU/100ml which meets the USEPA and WHO