Mosi Lydia, Adadey Samuel Mawuli, Sowah Sandra Akoley, Yeboah Charles
West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, P.O. Box LG 54, Ghana.
Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology , University of Queensland, Brisbane , QLD, Australia.
AAS Open Res. 2019 Jan 24;1:12. doi: 10.12688/aasopenres.12837.2. eCollection 2018.
Sachet water, popularly known as "pure water" has become an invaluable entity in most Ghanaian households. Despite its importance, there is no extensive nationwide investigations on its wholesomeness for consumption. The aim of this study was to determine the microbiological quality of 41 brands of sachet water sampled in 16 districts across 5 regions in Ghana. The samples were analyzed for the presence of total and fecal coliform ( ) using the Colilert*- 18 Test Kit. Majority of the samples (56.09%) were excellent, 4.87% satisfactory and 14.63% suspicious. Ten samples (24.4%) were unsatisfactory. For the degree of fecal contamination, (85.56%) were satisfactory, four (9.76%) were suspicious, and two others (4.88%) were unsatisfactory. The contaminations observed could be attributed to poor sanitary conditions (during and/or after production) and failure of some production facilities to adhere to standard manufacturing practices. Our data suggest that microbiological quality sachet water from some sources have not yet attained levels that make it absolutely pure and wholesome for consumption in many areas.
袋装水，俗称“纯净水”，在大多数加纳家庭中已成为一种不可或缺的东西。尽管其很重要，但尚未在全国范围内对其饮用安全性进行广泛调查。本研究的目的是确定在加纳5个地区的16个区采集的41个品牌袋装水的微生物质量。使用Colilert * - 18检测试剂盒分析样品中总大肠菌群和粪大肠菌群的存在情况。大多数样品（56.09%）质量优良，4.87%令人满意，14.63%可疑。10个样品（24.4%）不合格。就粪便污染程度而言，（85.56%）令人满意，4个（9.76%）可疑，另外2个（4.88%）不合格。观察到的污染可能归因于卫生条件差（生产期间和/或之后）以及一些生产设施未遵守标准生产规范。我们的数据表明，在许多地区，一些来源的袋装水的微生物质量尚未达到使其绝对纯净且适合饮用的水平。
