Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2022) 11(06): 297-303 297 Original Research Article https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2022.1106.033 Pathogenic Biota of Wastewater of Ganja Sima Hasanova 1* , Nigar Agayeva 2 and Anar Huseynov 3 1 Department of Ecology of Azerbaijan State Agrarian University, 2 Department of Immunology and Microbiology of Azerbaijan State Medical University 3 Institute of Microbiology of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Azerbaijan *Corresponding author ABSTRACT Introduction In recent years, as a result of the scarcity of alternative water resources, the need to irrigate crops in arid and semi-arid regions and increase local food production has significantly increased interest in wastewater use. With this in mind, care should be taken to provide practical suggestions when planning the value of water resources. These approaches are very interesting both in terms of protecting water and preventing surface and groundwater pollution, as well as food circulation. In the neseccary public health protection, it is commendable to resort to such an experience. Today, in the global world, in some countries, the reuse of all wastes, mainly from sewage treatment plants, for irrigation is a state policy (Aziz et al., 2014). The publication of guidelines for the protection of health by the World Health International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 11 Number 06 (2022) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com The presented work is devoted to the study of microbiological and parasitological parameters to determine the state of agrophytocoenoses irrigated with wastewater discharged from Ganja, the second largest city in the Republic of Azerbaijan. It has been established that the main factors contributing to the effective transmission of pathogens during irrigation with wastewater are: prolonged presence of the pathogen in the environment; low minimum infectious dose; weak or very low immunity; ingestion by other means, such as food and water, and poor personal or household hygiene. It has been found that there are many public health risks associated with wastewater irrigation. Thus, the lack of wastewater treatment facilities in Ganja aggravates the situation. Microbiological studies show that each intestinal microbe is found in the wastewater of Ganja. It has been clarified that parasites belonging to three classes of invertebrates: cestodes or tapeworms, trematodes or flukes and nematode or roundworms can be considered more widespread parasites in the studied waters. Keywords wastewater, helminths, bacteria, protozoa, virus, groundwater pollution Received: 11 May 2022 Accepted: 04 June 2022 Available Online: 10 June 2022 Article Info