Quality of water consumed by a rural community in the Central Hinterland, Ceará
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https://doi.org/10.6008/CBPC2179-6858.2021.002.0029Keywords:
Potable water, Waterborne diseases, Public healthAbstract
Water is essential for human beings, however, its availability has become increasingly difficult due to the compromise of quality for consumption purposes due to pollution caused by different sources, such as domestic effluents, industrial effluents, and surface runoff urban and agricultural. In this context, this study aimed to evaluate the water quality standards for the consumption of underground and surface sources in the Custódio District in the Municipality of Quixadá, Ceará. The research was characterized as observational, also cross-sectional, and qualitative-quantitative, where five alternative sources of supply were analyzed, four wells and a weir. The results were compared to the Ministry of Health's 2017 No. 5 virgin consolidation ordinance. In response, they found that there were physical-chemical changes to color (20%), turbidity (20%), total hardness (20%), chlorides ( 60%), and ammonia (80%), as well as 100% microbiological contamination in the collected samples, being outside the maximum values allowed by the current ordinance, showing that the water sources are unsuitable for human consumption. Thus, the implementation of urgent measures needs to be carried out, in addition to improvements in basic sanitation in the region, in order to reduce or eliminate contaminants that may be present in the sources.
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