Coliphages and bacteria in ground water from Tehran, Iran

Journal Article · Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987 · Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01691795· OSTI ID:5516605

Shariatpanahi, M; Anderson, A C

The purpose of this study was to examine the microbial quality of Tehran's ground water and selected springs, using coliphages and selected bacteria as indicator organisms. The water table in Tehran varies from approximately 160 meters in the north to approximately 5 meters in the south. Individual wells and subterranean man-made aqueducts (qanate) tap the ground water. Since Tehran lacks municipal sewage facilities, waste disposal is by means of seepage pits, privies and leaching cesspools. There is potential for waste from these sites to leach into the ground water, particularly in the south where the water table is near the surface and the clay content of the soil holds moisture during periods of heavy rainfall.

• Research Organization: Tehran Univ., Iran
• OSTI ID: 5516605
• Journal Information: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Vol. 39:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
BACTERIA
GROWTH
BACTERIOPHAGES
WATER QUALITY
BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS
ESCHERICHIA COLI
GROUND DISPOSAL
GROUND WATER
IRAN
LEACHING
SEWAGE
ASIA
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DISSOLUTION
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MANAGEMENT
MICROORGANISMS
MIDDLE EAST
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARASITES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
VIRUSES
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
WATER
520200* - Environment
Aquatic- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)