Qualidade da água: uma análise físico-química da água destinada ao consumo humano em Águas Lindas

Abstract

This work addresses the importance of ensuring quality drinking water, highlighting the health risks resulting from contamination that can occur due to physical and chemical factors. The research was conducted in the municipality of Águas Lindas de Goiás, with the objective of analyzing the quality of water consumed by the population, through physical-chemical parameters, such as pH, conductivity, total solids, turbidity, apparent color, free chlorine and total chlorine. The samples were collected at drinking fountains at the Federal Institute of Goiás (IFG) and in different neighborhoods of the city, provided by volunteers. The results were compared with the standards established by Potability Ordinance No. 888/2021 of the Ministry of Health. Although most of the parameters analyzed are in compliance with current legislation, some samples presented pH and chlorine values ​​below the recommended limits, indicating the need for attention in the distribution and storage of water, in addition to highlighting the importance of regular maintenance of drinking fountains to ensure continued compliance with potability standards.