期刊名称：International Journal of Development and Sustainability
印刷版ISSN：2186-8662
出版年度：2019
卷号：8
期号：11
页码：755-767
出版社：International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS)
摘要：Quality assessment of rural water supply is of great importance for good health of rural dwellers towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). This study examined quality and availability of rural water supply from wells in twelve communities of Anambra State, Nigeria. Water samples were collected bimonthly for six months from each of the 12 wells and subjected to standard physicochemical and microbiological examinations. Result showed pH, total hardness, iron, total and faecal coliform counts exceeding acceptable limits for good drinking water. Based on Water Quality Index and Corresponding Water Quality Status, 5 out of the 12 community wells are producing water of poor quality. This negates the SDG about water for all and water quality. Further analysis revealed that SDG on water supply is about 58% achieved in Anambra State. Besides, excellent and good water quality provides good health, while poor water quality causes diseases, increased economic stress, and rise in morbidity and mortality rates. There is need to revise, expand and intensify the overall idea of SDG in some specific areas such as water supply. This is necessary because the initial driving force of SDG has gradually declined without the goals being significantly or fully achieved.
关键词：Water Supply; Water Quality; Disease Burden; Economic Stress; SDG; Anambra State
