Physicochemical parameters affecting the perception of borehole water quality in Ghana.

ABSTRACT: Rural Ghanaian communities continue using microbiologically contaminated surface water sources due in part to undesirable organoleptic characteristics of groundwater from boreholes. Our objective was to identify thresholds of physical and chemical parameters associated with consumer complaints related to groundwater. Water samples from 94 boreholes in the dry season and 68 boreholes in the rainy season were analyzed for 18 parameters. Interviews of consumers were conducted at each borehole regarding five commonly expressed water quality problems (salty taste, presence of particles, unfavorable scent, oily sheen formation on the water surface, and staining of starchy foods during cooking). Threshold levels of water quality parameters predictive of complaints were determined using the Youden

SUBMITTER: Kulinkina AV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5553288 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature