PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT REGARDING RISKS OF WATER POLLUTION IN BASRAH CITY

The study aimed to assess the knowledge regarding water pollution, Awareness about water quality. Sources of Water supply, sanitation and storage. To axis studied the demographic information and their knowledge were collected. The result showed that persons strongly agree about water bone diseases (58%).most insure that water effect health of human ( 75%) with highly significant mean of score 4.56 and persons that strongly agree that washing hand water borne disease (58%) with significant mean of score(4.06) and awareness about water quality as well as taste of drinking water, Smell of drinking water, Colour of drinking water ,Provision of drinking water(47%), significant mean of score (1.4 ). And Habit of washing hands before meal 98% with significant mean of score (1.98).