Affiliation:
1. Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Sarmento Leite Street, N° 500, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul 90050-170, Brazil
2. Universidade Rovuma, Niassa Branch, Lichinga City, Mozambique
Abstract
Abstract
In this study, the influence of the spatial arrangement of shallow wells and pit latrines on water quality was evaluated in clayey soil during dry and rainy seasons, using 123 randomly selected wells. The distance between well and the nearest latrine was measured and the location of the well in the yard was characterized. The colony forming units (CFU/100 mL) of fecal coliforms were quantified, and pH, electrical conductivity (CE) and turbidity were measured. 100% of the wells were located less than 25 m from the latrine, 74.8% were located in the middle of the yard. In the dry season, 42.4% of the samples presented up to 12 CFU/100 mL, and in the rainy season, 84.4% presented up to 139 CFU/100 mL. 56.9% had pH values between 6.5 and 8.5, and 63.4% presented EC values between 50 and 571 μS/cm. In the dry season, 40.7% of the samples had values below 5 NTU, and 59.3% up to 50 NTU. In the rainy season, 86.6% had values between 6 and 300 NTU. Pearson's correlation between all variables was weak. The wells are susceptible to high fecal contamination, although the clayey soil seems to mitigate the expected high levels of microbial contamination.
Subject
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Pollution,Waste Management and Disposal,Water Science and Technology,Development
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