The bacteriological quality of swimming pool water in Port Harcourt Metropolis was investigated. Ten (10) swimming pools were examined for microbial quality. Out of the 10 swimming pools, 4 (2, 4, 7 and 9) had bacterial isolates of 40 (100%). Swimming pools 2, 4, 7 and 9 had the bacterial isolates of 10 (25%), 8 (20%), 10 (25%) and 12 (30%), respectively. Of the forty (40) bacterial isolates identified, which represented 100 percent, 22 (55%) were identified as Staphylococcus epi dermidis , 10 (25%) Bacillus cereus , 6 (16%) Micrococcus and 2 (5%) Staphylococcus aureus . Among the four swimming pools, 2 and 9 did not have the isolates of Staphylococcus aureus and Micrococcus , respectively. Based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) standard for recrea tional waters, the absence of coliform and fecal coliform bacteria ( E . coli ) revealed that the ten (10) swimming pools used for this study are considered to be within the acceptable limits for certifying microbiological water quality. However, there is a need for care and continuous maintenance of the swimming pools.
KeywordsBacteriologicalQualitySwimming PoolsWater
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