| microbiological quality of groundwater sources used by rural communities in limpopo province, south africa. | a survey of the microbiological quality of water from 194 boreholes (97 privately owned and 97 communal boreholes) in the rural thitale-hlanganani area of the limpopo province, south africa was carried out between august 2002 and august 2003. very little information on the microbiological quality of privately-owned boreholes in rural communities is available raising concerns about the safety of these groundwater supplies. in this study, levels of total coliforms, thermotolerant (faecal) coliform ... | 2006 | 17302341 |