[Microbiological evaluation of drinking water used in feeding units].
The water for human consumption is the main vehicle for the transmission of pathogens that are capable of causing enteric parasitic diseases; therefore, its microbiological control is vital. This work had the purpose of evaluating the bacteriological quality of drinking water, in terms of the presence of total and thermotolerant coliforms, in different Feeding Units in the city of Recife, Pernambuco State, according to the potableness standards established by Ordinance No. 518 of 2004 of the Brazilian Ministry of Health/ANVISA. Forty water samples were collected in the Feeding Units located near the UFPE and UFRPE. The bacteriological tests for research on total and thermotolerant coliforms were carried out in accordance with the protocol of APHA (1995). Of the analyzed samples, 62.5% presented total coliforms and 42.5% thermotolerant coliforms. According to the results obtained, 62.5% of the samples are not in compliance with the law in force.
de Siqueira
Leonardo Pereira
LP
Departamento de Tecnologia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, PE. lp_siqueira@yahoo.com.br
Shinohara
Neide Kazue Sakugawa
NK
de Lima
Rosália Maria Torres
RM
de Paiva
José do Egito
Jdo E
de Lima Filho
José Luiz
JL
de Carvalho
Irineide Teixeira
IT
D001938:Brazil; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014867:Water / Q000592:standards*; D014871:Water Microbiology
D014867:Water