@article{jaem2015312,
author={{V.C., Eze and C.E., Onwuakor and A.L., Ikwuegbu},
title={Microbiological and Physicochemical Characteristics of Swimming Pool Water in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria},
journal={Journal of Applied & Environmental Microbiology},
volume={3},
number={1},
pages={6--10},
year={2015},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/jaem/3/1/2},
issn={2373-6712},
abstract={This study was carried out to investigate the microbiological and physicochemical characteristics of swimming pool water in Owerri. A total of twenty (20) samples of swimming pool water from different locations were investigated for microbiological and physicochemical characteristics. The media used were nutrient agar, MacConkey agar, eosin methylene blue agar, <i>Salmonella</i>-<i>Shigella</i> agar, Sabouraud dextrose agar, thiosulphate citrate bile salt sucrose agar for total aerobic plate count, coliform count, <i>Escherichia</i> <i>coli</i> count, <i>Salmonella</i>-<i>Shigella</i> count, <i>Vibrio</i> <i>cholerae</i> count and fungal count respectively. The identification of the bacterial isolates was performed using standard microbiological techniques which included Gram staining and biochemical tests. The fungal isolates were identified using the needle mount technique. Data were subjected to analysis of variance. The mean total aerobic plate count ranged from 0.11 ¡À 0.1Log<SUB>10 </SUB>CFU/ml to 0.74 ¡À 0.09Log<SUB>10</SUB> CFU/ml. The coliform count ranged from 0 ¡À 0.00 CFU/ml to 0.40 ¡À 0.02Log<SUB>10</SUB> CFU/ml. The <i>Escherichia</i> <i>coli</i> count, <i>Salmonella</i>-<i>Shigella</i> count and <i>Vibrio</i> <i>cholerae</i> count had 0 ¡À 0.00 CFU/ml respectively. The fungal count ranged from 0 ¡À 0.00 CFU/ml to 0.30 ¡À 0.07 Log<SUB>10</SUB> CFU/ml. The microorganisms isolated from the swimming pool samples were <i>Staphylococcus</i> <i>aureus</i>, <i>Klebsiella</i> spp <i>Pseudomonas</i> <i>aeruginosa</i> and <i>Aspergillus</i> spp. The physicochemical parameters analyzed were within WHO limit for drinking water quality except total dissolved solid with mean values of 380 ¡À 10.0mg/L and 275 ¡À 8.0 mg/L respectively. The result showed that the swimming pools investigated were not contaminated with pathogenic microorganisms.},
doi={10.12691/jaem-3-1-2}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}