%0 Journal Article
%T Contributory pattern of paper mill effluents on the population and distribution of enteric pathogens in Owerrinta River, Eastern Nigeria
%A Chinedu Emeka Ihejirika 1*
%A Jude Nnama Ogbulie 2
%A Onyenonachi Charity Ihejirika 3
%A Catherine Ogechi Azuwike 4
%A Ijeoma Joy Ibe 5
%J International Journal of Biosciences
%D 2011
%I International Network for Natural Sciences
%X Wastewater discharge into freshwaters is a major source of pathogens. Relationship between bacterial pathogens in 3 paper mill effluents and recipient Owerrinta River was determined under standard microbiological analysis. The THBC of effluents and River ranged from 1.8 X 105 -7.2 X 106cfu/ml and 2.0 X 103 每 5.5 X 104 cfu/ml while the TCBC ranged from 3.1 X104 每 8.8 X 104cfu/ml and 1.0 X 103 每 2.0 X 104cfu/ml respectively. Trend in counts for effluents within samples was: Effluent I > Effluent 每 II > Effluent 每 III while within river samples was B > C >A. Isolates occurred thus: Escherichia coli (100%), Klebsiella spp. (83.3%), Shigella spp. (66.7%), Salmonellaspp. (83.3%), Proteus spp. (33.3%), Pseudomonas spp. (83.3%), Staphylococcus spp. (66.7%), Bacillus spp. (100%), and Citrobacter spp. (11.1%). The effluents contributed to the bacterial load and presence of pathogens, and the counts were above established limits for drinking water.
%K Owerrinta River
%K effluents
%K bacterial pathogens
%K occurrence and drinking water.
%U http://innspub.net/documents/IJB-V1No4-p74-79.pdf