Alimamy Kolipha Kamara (Sierra Leone)

MSc student

IHE Delft│Netherlands & KNUST│Ghana

Assessing viral and bacteriological contamination of groundwater in peri-urban communities (Ghana)

My study investigated the presence of two enteric viruses (rotavirus and adenovirus) and the presence and concentration of fecal indicator bacteria (E. coli) in 46 dug wells and 12 boreholes in a peri-urban Ghanaian community. Sample testing indicated the presence of rotavirus at one dug well, but adenoviruses at both wells and boreholes. E. coli was also detected in all the dug wells and nearly all the boreholes. An assessment of the influence of environmental sanitation on bacteriological groundwater quality indicated a significantly higher influence on dug wells and relatively low influence on boreholes. I concluded that disinfection was necessary – especially for dug wells – to use groundwater safely as a drinking source.

  • 2016│Viral and bacteriological contamination of groundwater in peri-urban communities: case study of Dodowa community (Ghana)
    MSc Thesis
    By Alimamy Kolipha Kamara
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