JFINPH 53 J Farkhanda Inst Nurs Pub Health July-December 2022 ORIGINAL ARTICLE : : Sohail S, Rashid HU, Ahmed Z, Ali A, Zainab, Sohail S. Quality Assessment of Drinking Water From Various Sources of Abbottabad. J Farkhanda Inst Nur Pub Health. 2022;2(1): 53-57 QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF DRINKING WATER FROM VARIOUS SOURCES OF ABBOTTABAD ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES The key objective of this study was to analyze drinking water collected from dierent sources in Abbottabad region. METHODOLOGY A cross sectional study design was used to collect water supplies samples from house hold taps in water tanks, in the mountains from springs, pipe water from deep wells from dierent areas of Abbottabad during March 2012 to October 2012. The samples were analyzed for their physical, chemical and microbiological qualities to identify the contamination in drinking water and to suggest suitable solution to prevent the water borne diseases. RESULTS A cross sectional design was used. The water samples collected from all sources were found contaminated with bacterial colonies. The result of the assessment conrms in the study area that the quantity of Lead(Pb) /100ml water is more than the permissible value (0.01)/100ml recommended by the WHO for Pakistan. Elevated lead quantity is detected in 100% samples both from the sources and house hold water. CONCLUSION The presence of bacteria is the main cause of drinking water contamination. There is no dierence between the amount of lead from house hold sample and source point. It can be due to geology of the soil as well as the leaching of lead from the rusted pipe lines. Therefore, it is suggested that health education and treatment of drinking water may improve public health in the Abbottabad region. KEYWORDS: Drinking Water, Quality, Water-Borne Diseases, Assessment, Contamination How to cite this article: INTRODUCTION Water is one of the most important and most precious natural resources. It is essential in the life of all living organisms from the simplest plant and microorganisms to the most complex living system known as human body. Water is the combination of oxygen and hydrogen atoms, with a chemical formula, H 2 O and known to be most abundant compound (70%) on the earth surface. 1 Access to safe drinking water is key to sustainable development and essential to food production, quality health and poverty reduction. Satisfactory safe drinking water supply must be made available to consumers. 2 Water and sanitation is one of the Shaukat Sohail 1 , Haroon Ur Rashid 2 , Zahoor Ahmed 3 , Ahmer Ali 4 , Zainab 5 , Shahrukh Sohail 6 Correspondence 1 Shaukat Sohail, Principal Paramedical Institute, Ayub Medical Complex, Abbottabad sohailshaukatoct1962@gmail.com +92-336-9059929 2 District Assistant Professor, Woman Medical College District Headquarter Hospital, Abbottabad 3 Prof Biochemistry, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar 4 Bachelor of Dental Surgery 5 Final Year MBBS Student, Woman Medical College, Abbottabad 6 Mphil Physiology Students, Zulkar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad