HYDROCHEMICAL AND SANITARY MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH OF THE ELENA HILL SPRING WATERS IN THE NAKHUNAO COMMUNITY OF MARTVILI MUNICIPALITY

Hydrochemical and sanitary microbiological research of the Elena Hill spring waters in the Nakhunao community of Martvili Municipality was done for the first time.The content of Mg2+, Ca2+, Fe3+, HCO3-, Cl-, I- ions was determined. Relatively simple and quick chemical and physico-chemical methods of good repeatability were selected for determination. Biogenic substances were determined by photometric method.Carbon dioxide, oxygen BOD5 and dry remains were also identified. Sanitary-microbiological studies were performed using the following methods: mesophilic aerobes and facultative anaerobes: МУК, 2.1.4 1184-03, common coliform bacteria − МУК 4.2. 1018-01 and Escherichia coli − 18963-73. Based on the experimental data, it was found that the spring water that being researched is low-mineralized, which is why their reaction is almost neutral. The above-mentioned ionic content in the studied spring waters is within the norm, and in some samples (mesophilic aerobes and facultative anaerobes, common coliform bacteria) are established that microbiological, such a marginal concentration of pollution that is harmless for human health and its use in drinking and agricultural terms is within the norm.Hydrochemical and sanitary microbiological research of the Elena Hill spring waters in the Nakhunao community of Martvili Municipality was done for the first time.The content of Mg2+, Ca2+, Fe3+, HCO3-, Cl-, I- ions was determined. Relatively simple and quick chemical and physico-chemical methods of good repeatability were selected for determination. Biogenic substances were determined by photometric method.Carbon dioxide, oxygen BOD5 and dry remains were also identified. Sanitary-microbiological studies were performed using the following methods: mesophilic aerobes and facultative anaerobes: МУК, 2.1.4 1184-03, common coliform bacteria − МУК 4.2. 1018-01 and Escherichia coli − 18963-73. Based on the experimental data, it was found that the spring water that being researched is low-mineralized, which is why their reaction is almost neutral. The above-mentioned ionic content in the studied spring waters is within the norm, and in some samples (mesophilic aerobes and facultative anaerobes, common coliform bacteria) are established that microbiological, such a marginal concentration of pollution that is harmless for human health and its use in drinking and agricultural terms is within the norm