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Drinking water quality in Brazilian urban slums
| Resumo: | Abstract The study analyzed the quality of drinking water used in Brazilian urban slum residences according to the standards established in Brazilian regulations. Bacteriological (n=231) and physicochemical parameters (n=134) were analyzed, as the Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater establishes. The results revealed that contaminants in the water consumed, for the most part, exceed the limits of drinking water quality standards, putting the population's health at risk and reinforcing the urgency of the need for public policies. |
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| Autores principais: | Handam,Natasha Berendonk |
| Outros Autores: | Santos,José Augusto Albuquerque dos; Moraes Neto,Antonio Henrique Almeida de; Alencar,Maria de Fátima Leal; Ignacio,Caroline Ferraz; Sotero-Martins,Adriana |
| Assunto: | drinking water physicochemical and coliforms analysis water quality |
| Ano: | 2020 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | IBICT |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Oasisbr |
| Resumo: | Abstract The study analyzed the quality of drinking water used in Brazilian urban slum residences according to the standards established in Brazilian regulations. Bacteriological (n=231) and physicochemical parameters (n=134) were analyzed, as the Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater establishes. The results revealed that contaminants in the water consumed, for the most part, exceed the limits of drinking water quality standards, putting the population's health at risk and reinforcing the urgency of the need for public policies. |
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