Bacteriological Quality Of Different Sources Of Drinking Water Within Ikom Local Government Area Of Cross Riverstate, Nigeria

ABSTRACT Water is a necessity for living, and so there is a need to conduct analysis to check if it is safe or not for consumption. Bacteriological examination of water samples sourced within Ikom L.G.A, Cross River State was carried out to determine the bacterial load in the water samples and to determine the organisms that contaminates it. The samples were rain, stream, well, and pipe-borne water. They were collected within Ikom in sterile containers and transported to the Laboratory. Using the pour plating technique, 1ml of water sample was pipetted in sterile petri dishes of Nutrient agar,…