TITLE:
Use of Affordable Materials to Improve Water Quality in Peri-Urban Settlements in Windhoek, Namibia
AUTHORS:
Pam Claassen, Marius Hedimbi, Kayeuna Basson
KEYWORDS:
Cloth Materials, Dams, Filtration, Windhoek, Water Quality
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Microbiology,
Vol.5 No.3,
March
24,
2015
ABSTRACT: Water samples from Daan Viljoen dam, Avis dam and Goreangab dam were collected and
filtered with burlap, cotton and polyester. The water samples were analyzed for
the presence of total coliform, Escherichia coli, heterotrophic plate count (HPC), somatic coliphage, Clostridium perfringens,
turbidity and conductivity. The bacteriological analysis was carried out by
membrane filtration and pour plate techniques. The water from the three dams was
found to contain high levels of microorganisms which indicated that it was not
safe for human consumption. Turbidity was improved after filtration. Cotton
filtered out the most microorganisms (p