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ARTICLES • Rev. Ambient. Água 15 (3) • 2020 • https://doi.org/10.4136/ambi-agua.2532   copy

Drinking water quality in Brazilian urban slums

Qualidade da água para consumo humano em favelas urbanas Brasileiras

Authorship SCIMAGO INSTITUTIONS RANKINGS

Abstract

The study analyzed the quality of drinking water used in Brazilian urban slum residences according to the standards established in Brazilian regulations. Bacteriological (n=231) and physicochemical parameters (n=134) were analyzed, as the Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater establishes. The results revealed that contaminants in the water consumed, for the most part, exceed the limits of drinking water quality standards, putting the population's health at risk and reinforcing the urgency of the need for public policies.

Keywords:
drinking water; physicochemical and coliforms analysis; water quality

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