The drinking water for all the inhabitants of Tangier is still an aim far from being achieved. Therefore, all rural areas and some urban areas feed water wells and springs whose composition and safety are unknown. In ...The drinking water for all the inhabitants of Tangier is still an aim far from being achieved. Therefore, all rural areas and some urban areas feed water wells and springs whose composition and safety are unknown. In the absence of data on water and ignorance of consumers towards the risk of poisoning and waterborne diseases transmitted by these waters, the authors conducted a study to determine the composition, physico-chemical quality and bacteriological these waters. This study is to provide a basic physico-chemical and bacteriological data from these waters in some urban areas of old or missing infrastructure in some sites in the province of Tangier. Such as Ziatine sites, Gzenaya, Rmilate, Malabata ＋ Mnar, Mghoura ＋ Aouama and Downtown. Analyzes are performed according to AFNOR methods （AFNOR： French Standards Association）. The results indicate that these waters are generally mild and are experiencing significant geochemical imbalance. Moreover, these waters also have a significant organic and bacteriological pollution. It is concluded that the waters of these sites are of poor quality, unfit for human consumption.展开更多
文摘The drinking water for all the inhabitants of Tangier is still an aim far from being achieved. Therefore, all rural areas and some urban areas feed water wells and springs whose composition and safety are unknown. In the absence of data on water and ignorance of consumers towards the risk of poisoning and waterborne diseases transmitted by these waters, the authors conducted a study to determine the composition, physico-chemical quality and bacteriological these waters. This study is to provide a basic physico-chemical and bacteriological data from these waters in some urban areas of old or missing infrastructure in some sites in the province of Tangier. Such as Ziatine sites, Gzenaya, Rmilate, Malabata ＋ Mnar, Mghoura ＋ Aouama and Downtown. Analyzes are performed according to AFNOR methods （AFNOR： French Standards Association）. The results indicate that these waters are generally mild and are experiencing significant geochemical imbalance. Moreover, these waters also have a significant organic and bacteriological pollution. It is concluded that the waters of these sites are of poor quality, unfit for human consumption.
