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Abstract
CORRALES RAMIREZ, Lucía Constanza; SANTAMARIA MOSQUERA, Yurley Natalia; LUCCIOLI PENA, Dario Alberto and CASTANEDA CASAS, Miguel Angel. Water quality evaluation ot the rural area of Río Suárez of Puente Nacional, Santander. Nova [online]. 2021, vol.19, n.37, pp.79-98. Epub Mar 06, 2022. ISSN 1794-2470. https://doi.org/10.22490/24629448.5497.
Objective.
To determine the quality of the water that supplies the population of the Vereda Rio Suarez of the municipality of Puente Nacional through the calculation of the risk index of water quality (IRCA).
Methods.
10 samples were taken from different points of the water distribution network, physical-chemical and microbiological analysis was performed by membrane filtration technique under parameters of the National Institute of Health.
Results.
The physical-chemical analysis showed high iron quantification and inadequate turbidity level that can affect the taste and appearance of the water. The total coliform count> 300 CFU / 100ml., with identification of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella oxytoca, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterococcus among others that inhabit soils and waters and can cause gastrointestinal infections and urinary infections and is not suitable for human consumption.
Keywords : water quality; microbiological analysis; physical-chemical analysis; total coliforms; fecal coliforms.
