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The Quality of Drinking Water in 13 Different Districts of , Khan S, Aziz T, Noor-Ul-Ain, Ahmed K, Ahmed I, Nida and Akbar SS* Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Dadabhoy Institute of Higher Education, , Pakistan

Abstract: This study was intended to assess the quality of drink- ing water in thirteen different cities of Sindh, Pakistan. The Clean Drinking Water is a great ecological determi- nant of Health. Contaminated water isn’t simply messy, it’s destructive. About 1.8 million individuals die every year because of diarrheal infections like cholera. A huge number of others are truly sickened by a large group of water-related illnesses, a considerable lot of which are Biography: effectively preventable. An absence of appropriate san- Syeda Sadaf Akber have done Ph.D in Microbiology from itation administrations not just breeds diseases; it can UNIVERSITY OF . She is an active Member of deny individuals of their fundamental human dignity. Pakistan Society For Microbiology (Registered), American The quality of drinking water suffers from many factors, Society for Microbiology, National Academy of Young these include excessive amounts of microbes or chemi- Scientists (NAYS), Pakistan. Expert Team and Panelist of cals derived from human and animal wastes, agricultural THINK TANK of e- Saviours Welfare Organization, Di- runoff, industrial chemicals, and even natural pollutants. rector of Health Affairs of Professional Youth Foundation Drinking water samples collected from different cities of of Pakistan and the Central President of OPEP Council Sindh including Karachi, Hyderabad, Shikarpur, Suk- of Professors and lecturers (Overseas Pakistani Education- kar, Badin, , , , Mirpurkhas, ist Platform) Pakistan. Mithi, Tharparkar, Sanghar and . Samples were analyzed for various water quality parameters such color, Publication of speakers: odor, taste, alkalinity, Bicarbonate, Calcium, Carbonate 1. 1. Drinking Water Quality in 13 different districts Turbidity, Chloride, Conductivity, Hardness as CaCO3 of Sindh, Pakistan Identification of Klebsiella pneu- , Magnesium, pH, Potassium, Sodium, TDS(Total Dis- moniae and Klebsiella oxytoca in urine specimens solved Solids), Sulphate, Nitrate and microbial contam- from a laboratory in Karachi Frequency Of Intestinal ination (Total coliforms and Escherichia coli). Our result Worm Infestation Among School Going Children shows that in some cities like Badin, Ghotki, Jacobabad, In Karachi-Pakistan Blastocystis hominis A Review Khairpur, Mirpurkhas, Mithi, Tharparkar (without RO) on diarrhea causing Hymenolepis nana -Dwarf tape- Sangar, Thatta, water is unfit for drinking purpose as wa- worm. ter quality parameters exceeding the prescribed standard 2. Blastocystis hominis-Potential Diahhoreal Agent: A values. Total viable count test was performed for micro- Review. Giardiasis in Focus: Review. bial analysis and it was found that the sample from Ba- din, Ghotki, Jacobabad, Sanghar and Thatta were heavily 3. H. pylori: Gastric Ulcer and cancer causing bug. loaded by the microbial growth of faecal coliforms and 4. Thrombolytic Potential of Aqueous and Methanolic Escherichia coli. Whereas in other cities includes Kara- Crude Extracts of Camellia sinensis (Green Tea): In chi, Hyderabad, Shikarpur, ; water quality param- vitro study. eters fall within the prescribed standard values and no faecal contamination was found.

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Citation: Syeda Sadaf Akber ; Drinking Water Quality in 13 Different Districts of Sindh, Pakistan ; Infectious Diseases 2020; July 22, 2020; Osaka, Japan

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