Authors : Aniakor, Leonard Ubanagu; Udeani, Theophilus Kachi; Ogudu, Emmanuel Ogbonnia; Ikechi, Amarachi Uche; Eze Chinazo Onyejere

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 9 - September

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26sep887

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Abstract : Water is very essential and widely used by humans, animals and for the success of agricultural products. The inhabitants resort to use of borehole, sachet and bottle water for drinking and domestic use. There is paucity of information on bacterial contamination and phytochemical properties of drinking water sources in major slums of Lagos city. Such contaminants may be the cause of frequent febrile illnesses experienced amongst the inhabitants of these slums. The aim of this study is to determine the bacteriological quality and physicochemical properties of drinking water sources in slums of Lagos State, Nigeria. The six selected slum areas are Mushin, Makoko, Bariga, Ijora, Ajegunle and Oniru; the selection was based on the population size of the area. The specific objectives of the study are to (i) determine the bacteria quality of drinking water sources in slums of Lagos State, (ii) determine the total coliform and E.coli count of the borehole water in the slums of Lagos State, and (iii) determine the physicochemical properties of the various sources of drinking water in the different slums of Lagos State. A total of 396 water samples were analyzed for the presence of pathogenic bacterial contaminants using Membrane Filtration Techniques, Culture and Biochemical assays to identify the bacterial isolates.

Keywords : Slums, Membrane Filteration, Escherichia Coli, Klebsiellae Pneumoniae Coliforms and Physicochemical.

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