The study focused on the physicochemical and bacteriological quality of public swimming pools in the Tamale Metropolis. Physicochemical properties such as pH, temperature, and conductivity, and bacteria countsincluding total coliform, faecal coliform, Escherichia coli (E. coli), Staphylococcus aureus, and total heterotrophic bacteriawere analyzed for their conformity with required health standards. The results obtained were analyzed using Student t test and compared with World Health Organization (WHO) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards for safe recreational and drinking water. The highest and the lowest temperatures were recorded in April (32.53 C) and February (28.16 C), respectively. The lowest and the highest mean pH values were 4.04 and 6.13, which were below acceptable standards. The conductivity level varied from 469.1563 S cm1 to 928.1563 S cm1. While the pH did not conform to acceptable standards, temperature and conductivity were within the EPA and/or the WHO acceptable limits. The total coliform (TC) expressed in colony-forming units per 100 mL ranged from 0 to 397 (cfu/100 mL), faecal coliform (FC) 0 to196 cfu/100 mL, E. coli 0 to 52 cfu/100 mL, Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) 8 to 27 cfu/100 mL, and Total Heterotrophic Bacteria (THB) 44 to 197 (cfu/mL). TC, FC, E. coli, S. aureus, and THB counts in most of the samples complied with the bacteriological standards. However, the bacterial loads increased and exceeded the WHO and/or EPA standards as the number of bathers increased. Besides, there were positive correlations between physicochemical parameters such as temperature, pH, and bacterial loads. Most parameters studied met the acceptable standards of recreational water stipulated by the WHO and EPA. However, the presence of pathogenic organisms in the recreational waters at any point in time should be treated as a public health concern, and hence a call for routine monitoring and inspection of public swimming pools in the Tamale Metropolis.
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机译：该研究侧重于塔蒙大大都市公共游泳池的物理化学和细菌学素质。诸如pH，温度和电导率的物理化学性质，以及细菌包括总大肠杆菌，粪便大肠杆菌，大肠杆菌（大肠杆菌），金黄色葡萄球菌，葡萄球菌和全诊断细菌的总辅助细菌与所需的健康标准进行符合。使用学生T检验分析所得结果，与世界卫生组织（WHO）和环境保护局（EPA）标准进行比较，安全娱乐和饮用水。 4月份（32.53℃）和2月（28.16℃）的最高和最低温度分别记录。最低和最高的平均pH值为4.04和6.13，低于可接受的标准。电导率水平从469.1563 S cm1变化到928.1563 s cm1。虽然pH没有符合可接受的标准，但温度和电导率在EPA和/或世卫组织可接受的限度内。以每100mL的菌落形成单位表示的总大肠杆菌（Tc）范围为0至397（CFU / 100mL），粪便大肠杆菌（Fc）0至196cfu / 100ml，大肠杆菌0至52 cfu / 100ml，金黄色葡萄球菌（金黄色葡萄球菌）8至27 cfu / 100ml，以及总异养细菌（THB）44至197（CFU / mL）。 TC，Fc，大肠杆菌，金黄色葡萄球菌和大多数样品的计数符合细菌学标准。然而，随着泳泳机的数量增加，细菌载荷增加并超过了世卫组织和/或EPA标准。此外，物理化学参数如温度，pH和细菌载荷之间存在正相关性。大多数参数研究了世卫组织和环保署规定的娱乐水平的可接受标准。然而，在任何时间点的休闲水域中存在病原体的存在应被视为公共卫生问题，从而呼吁在Tamale大都市中常规监测和检查公共游泳池。
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