How does the citizens' choice of water use actions based on their empirical knowledge affect the water quality in a rural community of the Philippines?
WASH
citizen science
drinking water
tap water
water resources management
well water
Journal
Journal of water and health
ISSN: 1477-8920
Titre abrégé: J Water Health
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101185420
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2024
Aug 2024
Historique:
received:
25
05
2024
accepted:
24
07
2024
medline:
31
8
2024
pubmed:
31
8
2024
entrez:
30
8
2024
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
This research assessed water quality, based on the purpose of water consumption, in households in the municipality of Barbaza, the Province of Antique, Philippines, according to the national water quality guidelines. The effects of the empirical/traditional water use actions taken by local people on the quality of the water they use were investigated through a descriptive study using water quality measurements. Most of the drinking water in the community did not meet the required standards of pH, total dissolved solids (TDS), or coliform. Tap water and well water samples generally met the pH and TDS standards. However, Escherichia coli (E. coli) and coliform were detected, and nitrogen pollution in well water was also confirmed. Local practices, such as using old clothes as filters for well pumps, increased the coliform concentration from 0-10 CFU/mL to too numerous to count (TNTC) levels of more than 100 CFU/mL. Storing well water in a bucket also affected both
Identifiants
pubmed: 39212286
pii: wh_2024_177
doi: 10.2166/wh.2024.177
doi:
Substances chimiques
Drinking Water
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1541-1555Subventions
Organisme : Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
ID : 24K20969
Organisme : Obayashi Foundation
ID : 2023-Research-15-153
Organisme : Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
ID : 2023
Informations de copyright
© 2024 The Authors This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (CC BY 4.0), which permits copying, adaptation and redistribution, provided the original work is properly cited (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare there is no conflict.
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