Abstract
ABSTRACT The monitoring of water quality produced for drinking is one of the most important study in order to evaluate the suitability of water for human consumption also to evaluate efficiencies of treatment water plants and water distribution system especially in the present situation of the country. This study focusing on the quality of drinking water used by student in some schools at Mosul city. Where 17 schools had been selected through the city. main chemical and physical analysis had been done on these samples in addition to the total bacteria count, the study revealed that the water quality of the studied schools was within the standards of drinking water. A negative result were appeared for total bacteria count in one sample, only seem to be an indication of a new case of pollution with bacteria, this might be due to the water supply network, fortunately the result were within the Iraqi standards for drinking water. Key words: Water quality, Drinking water, Schools, Iraq, Mosul, Blockade, Water Supply. 2005/
