Microbiological quality of human consumption water in a school in Maringa-PR

Contaminated water associated with poor sanitation kills about 1.6 million people worldwide annually. Lack of potability in water is not always perceptible to the sight or smell, requiring laboratory analysis to detect it. Because of that it is important to control microbiologically water since it i...

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Main Authors: Mirian Ueda Yamaguchi, Lúcia Elaine Ranieri Cortez, Lilian Cristina Camargo Ottoni, Jully Oyama
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Published: Centro Universitário São Camilo 2013-07-01
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Online Access:https://revistamundodasaude.emnuvens.com.br/mundodasaude/article/view/427
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author Mirian Ueda Yamaguchi
Lúcia Elaine Ranieri Cortez
Lilian Cristina Camargo Ottoni
Jully Oyama
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description Contaminated water associated with poor sanitation kills about 1.6 million people worldwide annually. Lack of potability in water is not always perceptible to the sight or smell, requiring laboratory analysis to detect it. Because of that it is important to control microbiologically water since it is a vehicle of transmission of bacteria such as total and fecal coliforms, protozoa, viruses and fungi that cause numerous humans diseases. These microorganisms cause diarrhea, dysentery, hepatitis, cholera, among other serious illnesses. This research aimed at examining the presence of total and fecal coliforms in samples from bottled mineral water and treated water. In the present study 50 sites of drinking water were selected, all located in an educational institution in Maringá-PR. 13 of the collected samples were from water drinker dispensers with bottled natural mineral water and 37 samples were from water dispensers with water treated in their own institution. The methodology used for detecting coliforms was the method of Multiple Tube Fermentation. The result of this study revealed – through microbiological analysis – that the samples of treated water were fit for human consumption. However, 15.38% of the analyzed mineral water samples were contaminated with total coliforms. These results showed that water treated with chlorine showed better microbiological quality when compared to bottled natural mineral water.
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spelling doaj-art-b94a45ef336d48349eb1321faca9aeed2025-08-20T03:42:00ZengCentro Universitário São CamiloO Mundo da Saúde0104-78091980-39902013-07-01373312320363Microbiological quality of human consumption water in a school in Maringa-PRMirian Ueda Yamaguchi0Lúcia Elaine Ranieri Cortez1Lilian Cristina Camargo Ottoni2Jully Oyama3Farmacêutica. Doutora e Docente do Mestrado em Promoção da Saúde e do curso de Medicina do Centro Universitário de Maringá – CESUMAR-PR, Brasil.Farmacêutica. Doutora e Docente do Mestrado em Promoção da Saúde e do curso de Medicina do Centro Universitário de Maringá – CESUMAR-PR, Brasil.Biomédicas. Centro Universitário de Maringá – CESUMAR-PR, Brasil.Biomédicas. Centro Universitário de Maringá – CESUMAR-PR, Brasil.Contaminated water associated with poor sanitation kills about 1.6 million people worldwide annually. Lack of potability in water is not always perceptible to the sight or smell, requiring laboratory analysis to detect it. Because of that it is important to control microbiologically water since it is a vehicle of transmission of bacteria such as total and fecal coliforms, protozoa, viruses and fungi that cause numerous humans diseases. These microorganisms cause diarrhea, dysentery, hepatitis, cholera, among other serious illnesses. This research aimed at examining the presence of total and fecal coliforms in samples from bottled mineral water and treated water. In the present study 50 sites of drinking water were selected, all located in an educational institution in Maringá-PR. 13 of the collected samples were from water drinker dispensers with bottled natural mineral water and 37 samples were from water dispensers with water treated in their own institution. The methodology used for detecting coliforms was the method of Multiple Tube Fermentation. The result of this study revealed – through microbiological analysis – that the samples of treated water were fit for human consumption. However, 15.38% of the analyzed mineral water samples were contaminated with total coliforms. These results showed that water treated with chlorine showed better microbiological quality when compared to bottled natural mineral water.https://revistamundodasaude.emnuvens.com.br/mundodasaude/article/view/427aqua petra. drinking water. water analysis. chlorine. coliforms.
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Microbiological quality of human consumption water in a school in Maringa-PR
O Mundo da Saúde
aqua petra. drinking water. water analysis. chlorine. coliforms.
title Microbiological quality of human consumption water in a school in Maringa-PR
title_full Microbiological quality of human consumption water in a school in Maringa-PR
title_fullStr Microbiological quality of human consumption water in a school in Maringa-PR
title_full_unstemmed Microbiological quality of human consumption water in a school in Maringa-PR
title_short Microbiological quality of human consumption water in a school in Maringa-PR
title_sort microbiological quality of human consumption water in a school in maringa pr
topic aqua petra. drinking water. water analysis. chlorine. coliforms.
url https://revistamundodasaude.emnuvens.com.br/mundodasaude/article/view/427
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