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Comparison of the bacteriological quality of tap water and bottled mineral water
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The bacteriological quality of tap water from municipal water supplies, 20-L bottles of mineral water from water dispensers and samples collected from new 20-L bottles of mineral water were comparatively studied. Total coliforms, termotolerant coliforms, Escherichia coli, fecal streptococci, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus spp. and heterotrophic plate count were enumerated. The results showed that 36.4% of the tap water samples from municipal water systems and 76.6% of the 20-L bottles of mineral water from water dispensers were contaminated by at least one coliform or indicator bacterium and/or at least one pathogenic bacterium. The bacteriological quality of municipal tap water is superior when compared with the 20-L bottles of mineral water collected from water dispensers and samples collected from new 20-L bottles of mineral water before installation in the dispensers. This highlights the need for an improved surveillance system for the bottled water industry. For the municipal water systems, it is recommended to perform the Pseudomonas enumeration periodically, in addition to the routine data collected by most systems.
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“Of the tested bottles, 77% were contaminated with at least one type of coliform or indicator bacterium and/or at least one pathogenic bacterium, compared to 36% of municipal tap water samples [71].”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Zamberlan da Silva, M. E., Santana, R. G., Guilhermetti, M., Filho, I. C., Endo, E. H., Ueda-Nakamura, T., Nakamura, C. V., & Dias Filho, B. P.
- Affiliations
- Universidade Estadual de Maringá (BR)
- Venue
- International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2008-10
- Volume
- 211
- Issue
- 5-6
- Pages
- 504-509
- ISSN
- 1438-4639 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2011423022
- Cited by
- 124
- References
- 21
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 8.78
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Fecal contamination and water quality
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Water Treatment and Disinfection
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Food Safety and Hygiene
- Keywords
- bacteriological water quality, tap water, bottled mineral water, municipal water supply, total coliforms, fecal coliforms, Escherichia coli, fecal streptococci, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus, heterotrophic plate count, water dispenser, microbial contamination
- MeSH terms
- Brazil, Carbonated Beverages, Enterobacteriaceae, Escherichia coli, Humans, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus, Water Microbiology, Water Supply, Colony Count, Microbial, Enterococcus, Food Industry
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