PANORAMA DA QUALIDADE DA ÁGUA UTILIZADA PELA POPULAÇÃO DA ZONA RURAL DE URUTAÍ – GO

Abstract

Water Quality Standards vary depending on its use. For human consumption, Brazilian legislation provides that all water must comply with the potability standard, taking into account a series of environmental, social, cultural and economic conditions that may affect water quality. In rural areas, groundwater is mainly used because it is considered the most suitable for human consumption, but analyzes are necessary to verify its quality and monitor it. In this way, we aim to evaluate the quality of water used for human consumption in the rural area of Urutaí - GO. Visits were carried out in seven rural properties around the Palmital River that served as collection points for the characterization of the physical-chemical and microbiological parameters of the water by the methodologies described in APHA and confronted with the Ordinance GM/MS nº 888, of May 4th. 2021 and the Water Quality Index (IQA). The evaluation showed that the physical-chemical parameters are qualified as 'bad' and the values presented in the WQI are terrible. In this way, when analyzing the data of the physical-chemical and microbiological characteristics, we were able to verify that the samples collected are unsuitable for human consumption without preceding the treatment process.