Residual chlorine and pH influence on hygienic tap quality water consumed in Togo
| Autor: | C de Souza, Kouassi Soncy, D Kimassoum, Abdelsalam Tidjani, Yaovi Ameyapoh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0301 basic medicine
Economics and Econometrics General Chemical Engineering media_common.quotation_subject Microorganism chemistry.chemical_element Water supply Toxicology 03 medical and health sciences Personal hygiene Tap water Chlorine medicine General Materials Science Quality (business) media_common Marketing 030109 nutrition & dietetics Waste management business.industry fungi Waterborne diseases medicine.disease chemistry Environmental science Water quality business |
| Zdroj: | African Journal of Food Science. 10:7-11 |
| ISSN: | 1996-0794 |
| Popis: | Water is used in personal hygiene, but also for food purposes. Unfortunately, the problem of drinking water consumption persists in developing countries. Water supply involves several stages from collection to storage through packaging and transport. During all these steps, the water can undergo various microbiological, physical and chemical contaminations that can transmit waterborne diseases among consumers. The characterization of the water quality is therefore important to protect the health of consumers. The main objective of this study was to assess the influence of residual chlorine and pH on microorganisms in drinking water. To this end, 30 water samples were collected in nine districts of Lome in Togo. The spores were detected by routine standardized methods of the French Association for Standardization (AFNOR). The results of this study showed the presence of total spores with an average of 1.84 spore/ml in some samples despite the high levels of chlorine. Key words: Tap water, hygienic quality, residual chlorine, Togo. |
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