0533/2007 - MICROBIOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF THE WATER OF CONSUMPTION USED IN UNITS OF FEEDING
AVALIAÇÃO MICROBIOLÓGICA DA ÁGUA DE CONSUMO EMPREGADA EM UNIDADES DE ALIMENTAÇÃO
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• LEONARDO PEREIRA DE SIQUEIRA - SIQUEIRA, L.P. - RECIFE, PERNAMBUCO - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE PERNAMBUCO - <lp_siqueira@yahoo.com.br>Thematic Area:
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The water for human consumption is the main vehicle for the transmission of pathogens that are capable to cause enteric parasitic diseases; therefore, its microbiological control is vital. The present work had the purpose to evaluate the bacteriological quality of drinking water, in terms of presence of total and thermotolerant coliforms, in different Units of Feeding in the city of Recife/PE, according to the standards of potableness established by the decree number 518 of 2004 of the Brazilian Ministry of Health/ANVISA. Fourty water samples were collected in the Units of Feeding, located around UFPE and UFRPE. The bacteriological tests for research on total and thermotolerant coliforms were carried out in accordance with the protocol of APHA (1995). From the analyzed samples, 62.5% presented total coliforms and 42.5%, thermotolerant coliforms. According to the gotten results, 62.5% of the samples are not in conformity with the current law.Key Words: Drinking Water, Coliforms, Units of Feeding.
