Abstract
Lack of clean water supply, sanitation and hygiene are major causes for the spread of waterborne diseases in a community. This study was conducted, to determine the quality of drinking water collected from Kosti City, White Nile State, Sudan. In this study, the quality levels of drinking water (physical, chemical and the microbial), were determined following the standard methods. Five sites were selected to sampling drinking water during Feb. 2021. The results showed that, some of pH, HCO3-, Hardness, SO-, Na+ and Ca++ values were not fall within the standard ranges. Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Cl and K+ data agreed with standard ranges. CO3 show a very strong +ve correlation (0.99) with Na and -ve correlation (-0.98) with HCO3. E. coli were relatively high in comparison to standards (which should be zero). The study recommends evaluating the quality of the drinking water, and this should be routine work.
Highlights
Water is an inorganic, transparent, tasteless, odorless, and colorless chemical substance, which are the main constituent of Earth and the fluids of all known living organisms
This study was conducted, to determine the quality of drinking water collected from Kosti City, White Nile State, Sudan
The results showed that, some of pH, HCO3, Hardness, SO, Na+ and Ca++ values were not fall within the standard ranges
Summary
Transparent, tasteless, odorless, and colorless chemical substance, which are the main constituent of Earth and the fluids of all known living organisms. It is vital for all known forms of life, even though it provides no calories or organic nutrients. The two main water sources used in Sudan are groundwater and surface water including from the White, Blue and River Nile. An estimated 13 million people are still using unimproved drinking water sources (UNICEF, World Water Day. https://worldwaterday archive.unwater.rw1.co.za/2017/, accessed 2017 April, 4). Waterborne diseases are conditions caused by pathogenic microorganisms that are spread in water. Strengthening DRR and emergency preparedness would lead to more effective responses when new outbreaks, flooding or displacement contexts occur again in the future [3]
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