Dib Israa, Fakih Mohamad, Noureddine Hiba, Nasr Farah Nassib, El Hajj Rana, Livet Alexandre, Alphonse Vanessa, Bousserrhine Noureddine
Laboratory of Water Environment and Urban Systems, University Paris-Est Créteil, Créteil cedex 94010, France.
Environmental Health Research Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences V, Lebanese University, Nabatieh 1700, Lebanon E-mail:
J Water Health. 2025 Jul;23(7):853-860. doi: 10.2166/wh.2025.320. Epub 2025 Jul 1.
In Lebanon, polluted water resources are commonly used for various purposes. Hasbayya, a district located in southern Lebanon, is known for being surrounded by the Hasbani River, which serves as the primary source of domestic water for households in the area. This water is used without undergoing any treatment. The objective of this study was to assess the quality of the Hasbani River and domestic water in Hasbayya, South Lebanon. A total of 20 water samples were collected from households and 15 samples from different sites along the river during three seasons. These samples were analyzed for physical parameters (pH, total dissolved solids, and temperature) and bacterial parameters (total bacterial growth and total and fecal coliforms). Microscopy was employed to inspect the presence of the parasitic spp. contamination. The metallic quality of samples was evaluated using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. The findings demonstrated that all samples obtained from Hasbayya and Hasbani exhibited significant bacterial and parasitological contamination. The results of metallic analysis indicated that certain water samples displayed elevated iron levels. In conclusion, the potable water in Hasbayya does not meet the national and international guidelines for safe drinking water and should not be consumed.
在黎巴嫩，受污染的水资源被普遍用于各种用途。哈斯巴亚是黎巴嫩南部的一个地区，以被哈斯巴尼河环绕而闻名，该河是该地区家庭生活用水的主要来源。这种水未经任何处理就被使用。本研究的目的是评估黎巴嫩南部哈斯巴亚的哈斯巴尼河及生活用水的质量。在三个季节期间，共从家庭收集了20份水样，并从河流沿线不同地点采集了15份水样。对这些样品进行了物理参数（pH值、总溶解固体和温度）和细菌参数（总细菌生长以及总大肠菌群和粪大肠菌群）分析。采用显微镜检查寄生虫 spp. 污染的存在情况。使用电感耦合等离子体质谱法评估样品的金属质量。研究结果表明，从哈斯巴亚和哈斯巴尼采集的所有样品均表现出严重的细菌和寄生虫污染。金属分析结果表明，某些水样的铁含量升高。总之，哈斯巴亚的饮用水不符合国家和国际安全饮用水指南，不应饮用。
