Title of article :
Physical and Bacteriological Analysis of Drinking Water of Korangi, Landhi and Malir Towns of Karachi, Pakistan
Author/Authors :
LANGAH, ASHIQUE ALI Government of Sindh - Environmental Protection Agency, Pakistan , KHAN, KHALID MOHAMMED University of Karachi - International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences - HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, Pakistan , HAQUE, QAMARUL Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Pakistan , HAQUE, QAMARUL University Road Karachi, Pakistan , PERVEEN, SHAHNAZ Shahrah-e-Dr. Salim-uz-Zaman Siddiqui - PCSlR Laboratoires Complexe, Pakistan , ZIA-ULLAH University of Karachi - International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences - HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, Pakistan
Abstract :
The present study has been conducted for the investigation of the status of drinking water of various towns of Karachi city of Pakistan from various sources including municipal water supply. Currently Karachi city has been divided in eighteen towns and samples of three towns were collected at the consumer end. Ninety-seven water samples were collected from three towns of Karachi city and quality of drinking water was examined by Most Probable Number (MPN) techniques. The results were compared with WHO, EU, Canada, USA and Russia guidelines. It was found that municipal water is almost contaminated in every town with the hazardous organisms of public health imponance in higher than any permitted standards. This is an acute problem of Karachi city. where free style of disposal of toxic industrial waste water effluents into the natural water contaminates the surface and ground water.
