评估手工挖井特征和管理对水质的影响
Christian Julien Isac Gnimadi1, Kokoutse Gawou2, Michael Aboah3
1Department of Environmental Science, College of Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Environmental health insights
|May 16, 2024
概括
加纳库马西 (Kumasi) 的手工挖井维护不善,由于污染,严重影响地下水质量. 实施建筑和维护标准对于保护水源至关重要.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 水文地质学 水文地质学
背景情况:
- 地下水质量容易受到自然和人为影响.
- 手挖井是许多社区的关键水源,但它们的管理和特性可能会危及水安全.
研究的目的:
- 调查手工挖井管理和特征对加纳库马西水质的影响.
- 确定导致手工挖井地下水污染的关键因素.
主要方法:
- 采用混合方法方法,将定性和定量研究结合起来.
- 使用描述性统计,框图,因子分析,集群分析,克莱默的V相关性,ANOVA和物流回归.
- 评估的物理化学参数 (TDS,EC,度,DO,温度) 和微生物污染 (大肠杆菌,大肠杆菌).
主要成果:
- 与未经维护的井盖相关的度增加,显著降低了水质 (P < .05).
- 超过80%的井口靠近污染源,有高比例的盖子没有维护,使用塑料桶/绳子,有缺陷的内饰和围裂.
- 微生物污染 (大肠杆菌,总体/便大肠杆菌) 使得水井无法饮用;因子分析确定有机分解是主要因素.
结论:
- 靠近人类定居点和井口维护不良是地下水污染的主要驱动因素.
- 确定的井建设和维护标准对于减轻污染风险至关重要.
- 促进手工挖井管理的最佳实践对于确保安全饮用水至关重要.
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