Evaluation of E. coli and total coliform by membrane filtration method as an indicator of water quality of Ranchi lake (Bada Talab)

Abstract

The findings of the microbiological examination of the Ranchi Lake water (Total Coliform and E. coli) are summarized in all of the material presented in this study. On display were samples taken at the collecting site over various seasons. The microorganism analysis investigation was conducted continuously from November 2021 to October 2022. Site 1 (in front of Seva Sadan Hospital), Site 2 (in front of Himanshu-Hiramani Edppa House Purani Ranchi), Site 3 (in front of Modern English School), Site 4 (in front of Shri Siyaram Narsingh Mandir), and Site 5 (near Swami Vivekananda statue) were the five specific locations from which water samples were collected and analyzed at seasonal intervals. After a year of analyzing various seasons from November 2021 to October 2022, it was discovered that S1 had the greatest levels of E. coli and Total Coliform in each of the three season’s winter, summer, and rainy.