TITLE:
Survey of Parasitologique Surface Water Quality (R’Dom Oued Sidi Kacem, Morocco)
AUTHORS:
Fatima Benel Harkati, Khadija Elkharrim, Sadek Sanae, Driss Belghyti
KEYWORDS:
Wastewater; Noise; Pollution; R’Dom Oued Sidi Kacem; Morocco
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Environmental Protection,
Vol.4 No.11,
November
19,
2013
ABSTRACT: Domestic effluent from the city of
Sidi Kacem in the north-western Morocco is released untreated into the Oued R’dom.
We propose in this study to proceed with sampling wastewater at the three
collectors Oued R’dom from upstream (Bab tissra) to downstream (Zirara) through
the domestic center of the city of Sidi Kacem. The sampling was carried out
twice a month over a period of five months (January, February, March, April and
May). We used the technique Bailenger amended by [1]. At the upstream
percentages of positive samples helminth eggs found in wastewater are: Nematodes
30%, 20% and 10% Ascaris sp, Trichuris sp, Enterobius
vermicularis for Cestodes 30% Taenia. Sp and the eggs and larvae of strongyles 30%. At the home
collector (C) nematodes are represented by the eggs of Ascaris sp, 60%, followed
by Tri-churis sp. 40% for Enterobius. Vermicularis eggs
sp. représentent 20%
of the class Cestoda with percentages of positive samples for Taenia sp 30% and
10% for Hymenolepis. sp. is isolated from cyst protozoan Entamoeba coli 10% for
eggs, and larvae of strongyles 60% presented in the wastewater at the
Downstream class nematodes is 70% with 40% of Ascaris sp, and 30% Trichuris sp. la class Cestoda is represented by 30%
of Taenia. Sp. et Hymenolepis’s. Sp. 10%.
For eggs and larvae of strongyles is 40%. Exceeding the WHO standards, these
parasites pose a potential hazard to the direct and indirect use of wastewater
from the town of Sidi Kacem.