Microbiological and physical-chemical quality of water for human consumption and the relationships with health: study in an agricultural community in state São Paulo

DOI: 10.15343/0104-7809.201135198104

Authors

  • Glauco Fernando Ribeiro de Araújo Universidade de São Paulo.
  • Karina Aparecida de Abreu Tonani Universidade de São Paulo.
  • Fabiana Cristina Julião Universidade de São Paulo.
  • Osmar de Oliveira Cardoso Universidade de São Paulo.
  • Renato Igor da Silva Alves Universidade de São Paulo.
  • Mariana Frari Ragazzi Universidade de São Paulo.
  • Carolina de Freitas Sampaio Universidade de São Paulo.
  • Susana Inés Segura-Muñoz Universidade de São Paulo.

Keywords:

Environmental sanitation. Quality of water – control of water quality. Health.

Abstract

In this study we evaluated the relationship between health and environmental sanitation in the context of the process of social development,
analyzing the quality of the water for human consumption in Sepé Tiarajú-SP Agricultural Community, which constitutes a project of sustainable development.
During the inquiry we identified the presence of pathogenic parasites and coliform bacteria in collected water samples in the points of collective
supplying, in the containers of water storage of housings, in the springs and the Serra Azul River range. Parasitological and bacteriological analyzes of
collected samples had been carried through in procedures established by Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater (APHA) and
CETESB – Companhia de Tecnologia de Saneamento Ambiental (Company of Technology for Environmental Sanitation). Results lead us to consider the water
used in some communities as a risk factor for the health of human beings that use that it. We believe the development of a work of sanitary education
for rural populations, the adoption of preventive measures aiming at the preservation of water sources and the treatment of waters already compromised,
allied to techniques of waste treatment, are tools necessary for greatly diminishing the risk of hydric propagation diseases.

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Published

2011-01-01

How to Cite

Ribeiro de Araújo, G. F. ., de Abreu Tonani, K. A., Julião, F. C., de Oliveira Cardoso, O. ., Igor da Silva Alves, R., Frari Ragazzi, M., de Freitas Sampaio, C. ., & Segura-Muñoz, S. I. (2011). Microbiological and physical-chemical quality of water for human consumption and the relationships with health: study in an agricultural community in state São Paulo: DOI: 10.15343/0104-7809.201135198104. O Mundo Da Saúde, 35(1), 98–104. Retrieved from https://revistamundodasaude.emnuvens.com.br/mundodasaude/article/view/580

Issue

Vol. 35 No. 1 (2011): JANUARY/MARCH 2011

Section

Articles