تقيم مياه الشرب في محافظة كربلاء من الناحية البكتريولوجية

Abstract

This study was established to evaluate and indicate some pathogenic bacteria for drining water in Karbala city . Samples were taken from three projects(stations). These are Hay AL-Hussein (A) and AL-Hussein town (B) projects which are located on AL-Husseinia channel and AL-Hor projects (C) which is located on AL-Rahidia channel.Aerobic bacteria total count (Abtc), Total coliform (Tc), Fecal coliform(Fc), Fecal streptococci(Fs), Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Tow groups of samples have been taken from each projects (A, B and C) during the cold season (1/1/2004 - 1/3/2004) and during the warm season (1/5/2004 – 1/7/2004) .The results indicate that there is increasing in the investigated bacteria in raw water particularly in AL-Rashidia project (C) . The results also showed that there is almost equal in total coliform , fecal streptococci and fecal coliform in the three propjets in the warm season .But there is markly increase in the cold season . The numbers of pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria is higher in A project than compared with B and C project in both seasons .