Eficiência do uso de filtros de barro para o tratamento da água utilizada para consumo humano em residência de Corrente - PI

Abstract

Water is the most abundant natural resource on the planet, indispensable for all forms of life. It is used for human consumption, for socioeconom ic activities, and has great importance in health, quality of life and development of populations. Thus, the present study aimed to analyze the physicochemical and microbiological parameters of three neighborhoods of the city of current Piauí, verifying th e parameters are in due compliance with the relevant legislation. Water is the most abundant natural resource on the planet, it is indispensable for all life forms. The present work was carried out in the city of Corrente PI in specific in three neighborho ods of the city, being these Sincerino, Verão and Aeroporto, in which was carried out the visit in loco in two residences of each neighborhood where two water samples were collected in each Neighborhood one in the dry period and another in the rainy season being these one of the tap and the other in the clay filter can be analyzed the following parameters: dissolved oxygen, nitrite, nitrate, turbidity, hydrogenionic potential (pH), total phosphore, temperature, Total and Thermotolerant coliforms. After perf orming the analyses, it can be observed that the most frequent presence was that of total coliforms because they should be absent. The neighborhood that most occurred the presence was the red quarter because it came from water wells and because it did not have adequate treatment. For the solution of this problem, the addition of hypochlorite to the elimination of these microorganisms is recommended. For this problem to be solved, it should have the washing of the filters and the exchange of these results we re analyzed and compared if they were adequate or not according to Ordinance No. 2.914/11.