title: Status of drinking water contamination in Mountain Region, Nepal.
abstract: Status of drinking water contamination was studied in three mountainous districts in Nepal. A total of 43 water samples (Sankhuwasabha: 11, Rasuwa: 12 and Dolpa: 20) were tested for the presence of total coliform (TC) and Escherichia coli as fecal coliform bacilli using commercially available test system called Colilert (Japan). Of the total, 85.7% (36/43) were positive for TC whereas 67.4% (29/43) were positive for Esch. coli. The fecal contamination rates (as indicated by the growth of Esch. coli) in Sankhuwasabha, Rasuwa and Dolpa Districts were 81.8% (9/11), 75.0% (9/12) and 65.0% (13/20), respectively. Most of the water samples collected in district headquarter towns namely Khandbari, Dhunche and Dunai, respectively) showed Esch. coli compared with those collected in remote villages areas.
authors.affiliation: Nepal Medical College, Kathmandu, Nepal. drshibakrai.2009@gmail.com
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Rai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Yanagida
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurokawa
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Rai
mesh_terms: D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005243:Feces; D006801:Humans; D009390:Nepal; D012424:Rural Population; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014881:Water Supply