Sanitation and quality of drinking water: Segredinho Community, Amazon, Pará
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https://doi.org/10.6008/CBPC2318-2881.2021.002.0010Keywords:
Rural basic sanitation, Waterborne diseases, Pathogenic microorganismsAbstract
The objective was to evaluate the quality of the water available for consumption, based on microbiological tests, in the rural community of Segredinho, in the city of Capanema-PA. Collections were carried out in the Amazonian wells, distribution network and river, in the months of March and October 2019, water samples were analyzed for the detection of total and thermotolerant coliforms (Escherichia Coli) from tests using the COLItest® method . There was a difference between the campaigns between the rainy and less rainy periods, with a decrease in the contamination rate, although these results may be associated with cases of diarrheal diseases, affecting a higher percentage of residents aged 7 to 5 years (26%) . From this study, it can be concluded that the waters used for consumption, both from the distribution network, as well as from Amazonian wells, presented contamination, which makes it unsuitable for human consumption, according to the current resolution.
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