?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Contamination+of+Sachet+Water+in+Nigeria%3A+Assessment+and+Health+Impact&rft.creator=Omalu%2C+ICJ&rft.creator=Eze%2C+GC&rft.creator=Olayemi%2C+IK&rft.creator=Gbesi%2C+S&rft.creator=Adeniran%2C+LA&rft.creator=Ayanwale%2C+AV&rft.creator=Mohammed%2C+AZ&rft.creator=Chukwuemeka%2C+V&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Adequate+supply+of+fresh+and+clean+drinking+water+is+a+basic+need+for+all+human+beings.+Water+consumers+are+frequently+unaware+of+the+potential+health+risks+associated+with+exposure+to+water+borne+contaminants+which+have+often+led+to+diseases+like+diarrhoea%2C+cholera%2C+dysentery%2C+typhoid+fever%2C+legionnaire%E2%80%99s+disease+and+parasitic+diseases.+The+inadequacy+of+pipe+borne+water-supply+in+Nigeria+is+a+growing+problem%3B+as+a+result+people+resort+to+buying+water+from+vendors%2C+and+sachet+or+bottled+water+became+a+major+source+of+drinking+water.+Although%2C+portable+and+affordable%2C+the+problems+of+its+purity+and+other+health+concerns+have+begun+to+manifest.+Sachet+water+have+been+reported+to+contain+bacteria+such+as+Bacillus+sp.%2C+Pseudomonas+sp.%2C+Klebsiella+sp.%2C+Streptococcus+sp.%2C+and+oocysts+of+Cryptosporidia+sp.+Apart+from+environmental+contaminants%2C+improper+storage+and+handling+by+vendors+also+poses+a+serious+threat+to+the+health+of+the+ignorant+consumers.+This+paper+tends+to+review+the+quality+of+these+%E2%80%98pure+water%E2%80%99%3B+its+physical+examination%2C+microbial+assessments%2C+its+impacts+on+health%2C+and+the+various+strategies+adopted+by+the+concerned+authorities+to+regulate+this+thriving+industry.&rft.publisher=BS+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2011-01-20&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7258%2F1%2F2010-4-15.pdf&rft.identifier=++Omalu%2C+ICJ+and+Eze%2C+GC+and+Olayemi%2C+IK+and+Gbesi%2C+S+and+Adeniran%2C+LA+and+Ayanwale%2C+AV+and+Mohammed%2C+AZ+and+Chukwuemeka%2C+V++(2011)+Contamination+of+Sachet+Water+in+Nigeria%3A+Assessment+and+Health+Impact.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7258%2F