[Causes of drinking-water contamination in rain-fed cisterns in three villages in Ramallah and Al-Bireh District, Palestine]

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dc.creatorAl Khatib, Issam A.
dc.creatorOrabi, Moammar
dc.date2014-06-17T11:38:01Z
dc.date2014-06-17T11:38:01Z
dc.date2004-12-31
dc.date.accessioned2026-08-03T06:32:27Z
dc.description429-436
dc.descriptionWe studied the biological characteristics of drinking-water in three villages in Ramallah and al-Bireh district, by testing the total coliforms. Water samples were collected from rain-fed cisterns between October and November 2001. The results show that 87% of tested samples of drinking-water were highly contaminated and in need of coagulation, filtration and disinfection based on the World Health Organization guidelines for drinking-water, and 10.5% had low contamination and were in need of treatment by disinfection only. Only 2.5% of the tested samples were not contaminated and were suitable for drinking without treatment. The main cause of drinking-water contamination was the presence of cesspits, wastewater and solid waste dumping sites near the cisterns
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dc.identifier1020-3397
dc.identifierhttp://applications.emro.who.int/emhj/1003/10_3_2004_429_436.pdf
dc.identifierhttps://iris.who.int/handle/10665/119430
dc.identifier.urihttps://repo.dare.co.zw/handle/123456789/208729
dc.languageالعربية
dc.languagear
dc.relationEMHJ - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 10 (3), 429-436, 2004
dc.subjectCausality
dc.subjectColony Count, Microbial
dc.subjectDisinfection
dc.subjectEnterobacter
dc.subjectEscherichia coli
dc.subjectKlebsiella
dc.subjectRain
dc.title[Causes of drinking-water contamination in rain-fed cisterns in three villages in Ramallah and Al-Bireh District, Palestine]

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