Monitoring of the Physicochemical and Bacteriological Quality of the Water of the Gounti-Yéna Basin and Assessment of the Impact on the Health of the Populations — Oak Academic Publishing
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Monitoring of the Physicochemical and Bacteriological Quality of the Water of the Gounti-Yéna Basin and Assessment of the Impact on the Health of the Populations
Faculty of Agronomy, Abdou Moumouni University of Niamey, Niamey, Niger
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Faculty of Agronomy, Abdou Moumouni University of Niamey, Niamey, Niger
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Grenoble Alpes University, IRD, CNRS, Grenoble INP, IGE, Grenoble, France
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Faculty of Science and Technology, Abdou Moumouni University of Niamey, Niamey, Niger
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Medical and Health Research Center, Niamey, Niger
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Faculty of Science and Technology, Abdou Moumouni University of Niamey, Niamey, Niger
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Quali Control Lab, Niamey, Niger
1 Faculty of Agronomy, Abdou Moumouni University of Niamey, Niamey, Niger
2 Faculty of Agronomy, Abdou Moumouni University of Niamey, Niamey, Niger
The Gounti Yéna valley is the main watercourse that divides the left bank of the city of Niamey into two unequal parts. The area of its watershed is estimated at about 62 km 2 . The objective of this study is on the one hand to evaluate the current state of the physico-chemical and bacteriological quality of the water of the Gounti Yéna basin and on the other hand to define the risks of water pollution and its origin in the face of the phenomenon of the rise in the water table of this basin by defining some health risks linked to these impacts. In order to properly carry out this work, we carried out a study of the evolution of the physicochemical and bacteriological parameters of the water of the Gounti Yéna basin during the period from November 2020 to October 2021, at three sampling points chosen from upstream to downstream of the basin then entomological surveys and among the health centers of the capital. The results obtained showed that the physico-chemical quality of water in the Gounti Yéna basin is influenced by climatic factors (precipitation and temperature) and anthropogenic actions. This study also highlighted the presence of faecal contamination in the water of the Gounti Yéna basin with a greater degree during the rainy season. This contamination remains worrying and constitutes a health risk causing waterborne diseases. The stagnation of the various bodies of water is also a favorable place for the development and spread of vector-borne diseases.
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