Physico-chemical and Bacterial Characteristics of Surface Water of Saricay Stream

Abstract

Aim: The objective of this research is to determine physic-chemical and microbial quality of Saricay Stream.
Methods: Water samples were collected from five different sites of the Saricay Stream (Canakkale, Turkey) in the months of January 2011 – December 2011 for the analyzing of some physico-chemical and microbiological parameters of the stream.
Results: In the present investigation, the stream temperature, pH, electrical conductivity (EC), dissolved oxygen (DO), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5), values were altered between 15.8± 6.39 -16.2± 6.74oC; 7.7 ± 0.50 - 7.9 ± 0.42; 5.0± 2.54 - 11.6± 5.43 mS/cm; 7.0±2.70 - 11.8± 0.75 mg/L, 7.14±2.13 - 13.72 ± 7.67 mg/L, respectively. Nevertheless it is seen that waters of Saricay Stream for total coliform and faecal coliform at the sites 1 - 5 belonged to class 3 and class 4, respectively.
Conclusion: Furthermore, the presence of Aeromonas sp., Vibrio sp., Plesiomonas shigelloides and enteric bacteria in the water samples warrants for proper measures to reduce the pollution at point sources and requires proper remediation strategies to combat contamination in the river water