Avaliação de parâmetros qualitativos da água na rede de distribuição de Delmiro Gouveia - Alagoas

Abstract

Consuming quality water is fundamental to maintaining health and directly influences different social factors like economy and education. However, several factors can affect the quality of the water distributed by the systems or alternatives of collective supply, from the exit of the treatment plant to the final consumer. In this way, this work aims to monitor water quality in the urban supply network of the city of Delmiro Gouveia / AL, based on Diretriz Nacional do Plano de Amostragem da Vigilância da Qualidade da Água para Consumo Humano and the Portaria N° 2.914 both from the Ministério da Saúde and analyze the water quality data provided by the Companhia de Saneamento de Alagoas (CASAL). With the study of these data, from the parameters residual chlorine, turbidity, total coliforms and Escherichia coli, it is possible to have an overview of the water supply situation in the city, without the use of other analyzes, which would make the monitoring process more costly. It is the right of the consumer to receive adequate quantity and quality of water, therefore it is essential that him to do his duty, keeping in mind the quality of the product consumed and charging, when necessary, to public and / or private bodies that its right is fulfilled. The final diagnosis found in this study is a water distributed in the city, in general, with excellent quality, except for some isolated cases, of turbidity, residual chlorine and Escherichia coli. However, for total coliforms, it still has a significant number of samples out of the required standards.