Microbiological monitoring of underground waters in cities of the Extreme West of Santa Catarina State/ Monitoramento microbiologico de aguas subterraneas em cidades do Extremo Oeste de Santa Catarina

The degradation of natural resources is increasing in alarming numbers, especially water sources that is constant changes in its quality. Because of this, more and more people come using groundwater for human consumption, but the big problem is contamination by these pathogenic microorganisms. The p...

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Published in:Ciência & saude coletiva 2009-12, Vol.14 (6), p.2199
Main Authors: Rohden, Francieli, Rossi, Eliandra Mirlei, Scapin, Diane, Cunha, Fernanda Beron da, Sardiglia, Cassius Ugarte
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Analysis
Microbiology
Water, Underground
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Summary:The degradation of natural resources is increasing in alarming numbers, especially water sources that is constant changes in its quality. Because of this, more and more people come using groundwater for human consumption, but the big problem is contamination by these pathogenic microorganisms. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the microbiological quality of groundwater districts in the Extreme West of Santa Catarina, Brazil. We analyzed 149 samples of water from wells in 14 municipalities during the period January2005 to December2006. Were determined in all samples the total coliform and thermotolerant. The results showed high rates of samples inappropriate for consumption, with 54.7% in 2005 and 56.7% in 2006. Our data show the risk of diseases spreading of water that the region'spopulation is exposed to the consumption of water, showing a serious public health problem. Key words Water, Contamination, Thermotolerant coliform, Public health
ISSN:1413-8123
1678-4561