EVALUATION OF THE SANITARY STATUS IN SOME BEACHES OF PORT-SAID BY USING THE INDICATOR ORGANISMS.

EVALUATION OF THE SANITARY STATUS IN SOME BEACHES OF PORT-SAID

BY USING THE INDICATOR ORGANISMS.

BY

FAIZA A. FATTOUH*

* Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of SClence, Alelandria
University.
Kef words: Indicator organisms, Fecal coliform, Fecal sreptococcus, Sanitary
wastes.
ABSTRACT
Disposal of sanitary and lndustrial wastes lnto marine water
may represent a health hazard especially in recreational areas.
Periodic monitoring of the sanitary status of such areas is
essential. The present study was aimed at evaluating, for the
first time, six beaches along Port-Said coast uSlng the two
common indicators of fecal pollution, fecal collform and fecal
streptococcal counts. Both organisms were found in all samples
tested. However, the counts of fecal streptOCOCCi were generally
higher. Although bacterlal counts were not indicating a high
level of fecal pollutlon 1n the area. the studied beaches were
divided lnto three different categories. The f1shlng club,
Marhaba and Saleh Seleem showed the highest counts, Port Foad
moderate and Ashtoom EI-Gameel and EI-Oeeba the least counts.