Groundwater Microbial Risk Data from Kwale County, Kenya (2015-2017)

From 2015 to 2017, microbial water quality results were collected from 101 locations in Kwale County, Kenya by the University of Oxford and Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya as part of the Gro for GooD project. The dataset contains measurements for Escherichia coli, thermotolerant coliforms, tryptophan-like fluorescence, and accompanying physicochemical parameters like pH and turbidity. It includes duplicate and replicate samples, with risk classifications based on WHO guidelines.

Use Cases

• Modeling microbial contamination risk in groundwater based on Escherichia coli and thermotolerant coliform measurements.
• Correlating tryptophan-like fluorescence (TLF) readings with traditional bacterial indicator data.
• Assessing water point type impact on water quality based on the 31 open wells, 27 deep boreholes, and other site classifications.
• Evaluating sampling protocol effectiveness using the included duplicate and replicate sample data.

Strengths

• Samples from 101 distinct water point locations, providing spatial coverage.
• Includes duplicate and replicate samples, allowing for assessment of measurement variability.
• Risk classifications are based on the standardized World Health Organisation microbial water quality grading scheme.
• Detailed, standardized sampling and measurement protocols are documented for microbial and TLF analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.

Provenance

Source

University of Oxford, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, British Geological Survey (BGS).

Collection Method

Field sampling of water from wells, boreholes, and surface water sites, followed by laboratory analysis.

Time Range

2015-2017

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 08:39:36.386436; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Kwale County, Kenya