Health risks of raw sewage with particular reference to Ascaris in the discharge zone of El Jadida (Morocco) Original Research Article

In the city of El Jadida, disposal of untreated wastewater in the ocean has a negative impact on the environment and the health of the populations who live along the urban effluents. The evaluation of parasites, such as helminths that are carried in the residual water, is a first step in understanding the health risks they engender. This evaluation requires an effective and appropriate methodology of analysis that allows the detection of helminth eggs in different environments.