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Analyses of water from wide-diameter open wells were carried out in two districts of Conakry (Republic of Guinea) during the dry season of 1994 (April-May) to evaluate its bacteriological and physico-chemical quality and to compare well water to the piped city water. Widespread well water contamination for nitrate and fecal bacteria was found throughout both districts. The other common water-quality...