Bacteria indicative of fecal pollution in irrigation water on vegetables farms which supply the city of Natal - State of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Authors

  • Sérgio Dantas Chagas Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte; Centro de Ciências da Saúde; Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas
  • Sebastião Timo Iaria Universidade de São Paulo; Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas; Departamento de Microbiologia e Imunologia; Laboratório de Microbiologia de Alimentos
  • João Pessoa de Paula Carvalho Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Saúde Pública; Departamento de Prática de Saúde Pública

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101981000600006

Keywords:

Water pollution^i2^sNatal, RN, Bra, Vegetable garden, Bacteria

Abstract

Fifty samples of water were collected from ten vegetable-producing farms, located in the municipalities of Extremoz and S. Gonçalo do Amarante, RN (Brazil). The larger part of the vegetables produced on these farms are consumed in the city of Natal (the State capital of RN). All samples revealed a high count of the bacteria (coliform and streptococci). Water used for irrigation on all the farms visited revealed fecal pollution and the MPN/100 ml for both total and fecal coliforms were much higher than the limits tolerated by Brazilian federal legislation.

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Published

1981-12-01

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 6 (1981)

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

Chagas, S. D., Iaria, S. T., & Carvalho, J. P. de P. (1981). Bacteria indicative of fecal pollution in irrigation water on vegetables farms which supply the city of Natal - State of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil . Revista De Saúde Pública, 15(6), 629-642. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101981000600006