Caracterización de la calidad de agua de la planta potabilizadora captada del rio payamino, Cantón Francisco de Orellana

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the quality of water for human consumption from "Los Alamos" drinking water treatment plant, located in the Payamino river, in Francisco de Orellana. The present investigation was carried out at the local drinking water treatment plant. Sampling was carried out with a frequency that allowed physical, chemical and microbiological characterization, which was taking one sample per effluent and one sample per tributary; these samples were taken over a period of 3 days from the beginning of the field work until 3 samples were taken from each of the points determined for the study; the water samples were taken technically as indicated by the different procedures for this purpose and then transferred to an accredited laboratory in the province of Orellana. The parameters measured were turbidity, conductivity, temperature, pH, chemical oxygen demand (COD), fecal coliforms, dissolved oxygen, TPH, nitrates, and nitrites. The results of the physical, chemical, and microbiological tests, compared with the standards, allmeet the limits,so it can be concluded that the characteristics of the water provided by the “Los Alamos” water treatment plant are of good quality and meet the minimum required levels; therefore, a study of the distribution network is recommended to corroborate the results.