Description
Drinking water quality monitoring is critical in the effort to improve health outcomes in developing countries. Poor waste management, rapid industrialization, agricultural activity, and soil erosion are examples of anthropogenic and natural processes that affect the concentrations of heavy metals, anions, nutrients, and bacterial concentrations in water. The purpose of this study was to investigate the concentrations of these contaminants in water from shallow wells, boreholes, rivers, and lakes in the southwestern region of Uganda. The water samples were analyzed in the field and in the laboratory at USD and at the U.S. Geological Survey in Boulder, Colorado to determine the concentrations of various anions and cations that may have long-term health impacts. Data presented here depict single sampling events at the various locations and provide a snapshot of the various water quality issues facing a developing country like Uganda.
Water Quality in Uganda
Drinking water quality monitoring is critical in the effort to improve health outcomes in developing countries. Poor waste management, rapid industrialization, agricultural activity, and soil erosion are examples of anthropogenic and natural processes that affect the concentrations of heavy metals, anions, nutrients, and bacterial concentrations in water. The purpose of this study was to investigate the concentrations of these contaminants in water from shallow wells, boreholes, rivers, and lakes in the southwestern region of Uganda. The water samples were analyzed in the field and in the laboratory at USD and at the U.S. Geological Survey in Boulder, Colorado to determine the concentrations of various anions and cations that may have long-term health impacts. Data presented here depict single sampling events at the various locations and provide a snapshot of the various water quality issues facing a developing country like Uganda.