Data for distribution of various species of fecal coliforms in urban, rural and private drinking water sources in ten years period – A case study: Kermanshah, Iran

This study was aimed to investigate the distribution of various species of fecal coliform in urban, rural and private drinking water sources of Kermanshah, in the west of Iran. For this study, data of ten years period (2006–2016) assessments of microbial quality regarding various species of Fecal coliforms was taken from health centers associated with urban, rural and private resources of Kermanshah city. A total number of 8643 samples were taken, 1851 samples from rural, 365 from urban and 4834 from private resources. The results showed that Fecal coliforms, Escherichia coli (E. coli) had the widest distribution in all urban, rural and private water resources (22.3%, 45.9% and 34%, respectively). Moreover, E. coli (47.5%) and Klebsiella (0.4%) had, respectively, the highest and lowest distribution in all months considered. Based on the results, E.coli exists mostly in water resources; it is therefore of particular importance in the monitoring of water resources.

E.coli exists mostly in water resources; it is therefore of particular importance in the monitoring of water resources.
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Subject area
Environmental Sciences More specific subject area Environmental Health Type of data Tables and figures How data was acquired For this study, data of the 10 years period (2006-2016) assessments of the microbial quality in terms of various species of fecal coliforms was taken from health centers associated with urban, rural and private sources of Kermanshah city.

Data format Analyzed Experimental factors
The presence of some coliforms indicate fecal contamination. The term "IMVIC" is an acronym for each of these tests. "I" is for indole test; "M" is for methyl red test; "V" is for Voges-Proskauer test, and "C" is for citrate test. The IMVIC test was not performed in about 3% of the all samples. Therefore, the results of these samples were not included in the study.

Experimental features
The above parameters that mentioned in abstract part, were analyzed according to the standards for water and wastewater treatment handbook. Data source location Kermanshah city, Iran Data accessibility Data are included in this article

Value of the data
Monitoring the quality of drinking water resources especially in term of microbial quality is necessary [1][2][3][4][5][6][7], due to the variety and wide range of drinking water sources in the Kermanshah city.
The obtained data can assist in identifying contaminated resources and planning to adopt a long and short-term strategy for safe water supply.
The obtained data revealed that rural water resources had more distribution of the various fecal coliform species particularly E. coli due to lack of water resources protection, poor sanitation, and improper disinfection and as well as more exposed to environmental pollutants.
The data of present study show that Enterobacter aerogenes, Enterobacter agglomerans, and Klebsiella were more abundant species in the cold months, while Citrobacter freundii, E. coli and Enterobacter cloacea were more abundant species in the warm months.
1. Data Table 1 shows the distribution of fecal coliforms in urban, rural and private water resources of Kermanshah city based on IMVIC test. E. coli (22.3%) and Klebsiella (2%) were the most and least bacteria existent in urban water resources, respectively. In rural water sources, Escherichia coli (45.9%) and Enterobacter cloacea (2.6%) and in private sources E. coli (34%) and Klebsiella (1.3%) had the most and least existent, respectively. Tables 2 and 3 present fecal coliforms distribution concerning months of the year and the amount of residual chlorine in water sources of the city. The results showed that E. coli with an average of 38.1% and Klebsiella with 2.8% had the highest and lowest distributions, respectively. The results also showed a significant decrease of distribution of fecal coliforms with increasing residual chlorine, while a decreasing trend is observed from the dose of 0.8 mg/L.

Study area
Kermanshah city with 24,500 m 2 area and an altitude of 1200 m above sea level, locates in 47°and 4" east and 19°and 34" north in the west of Iran (Fig. 1). The city has a population over 1,945,227 people. Kermanshah has a population of more than a million people, that the main source of drinking water provided from underground water supplies [8][9][10][11][12][13]. The above-mentioned water sources are threatened by various sources of pollution (especially urban, industrial and hospital wastewater) [14][15][16][17][18][19].

Measurement and data collection
For this study, data of the ten years period (2006-2016) assessments of the microbial quality in terms of various species of Fecal coliforms was taken from health centers associated with urban, rural and private sources of Kermanshah city. Given that the study was conducted based on census, all results of measuring samples during the 10 years (8643 samples) were analyzed. The number of samples in rural, urban and private resources was 1851, 365 and 4834, respectively. The method to identify various species of fecal coliforms was according to standard methods [20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]. It is necessary to clarify that the IMVIC test (for determination of various species of fecal coliform), was not performed in about 3% of the all samples. Therefore, the results of these samples were not included in the study.