Sanitary Investigation on Drinking Water in Some Areas of Countryside in Guangxi,2002

Objective To understand the status of the sanitary quality in some areas of countryside in Guangxi. Methods The investigation on the type of water source and the water supply was carried out in 9 counties.10 sampling points were established in each observed county.91 water samples were collected totally for the measurement of water quality ,then their sanitary quality was assessed based on the Criteria for Implementing the Hygienic Standards for Drinking Water in Countryside. Results In the observed 9 counties ,15.33% of total population drank water supplied with surface water,and 84.67% with ground water source. Drinking water from centralized water supply system was supplied to 43.16% of total population.In the centralized water supply system,the finished water completely treated by sedimentation and filtration was supplied to 10.57% of the total population,the disinfected finished water was only supplied to 2.96% of the total population,the raw water was directly supplied to 68.66% of the tap water-supplied population without any treatment.The completely-qualified rate of water samples was 20.88% for total 91 water samples,14.81% for surface water samples and 23.44% for ground water samples respectively.The qualified rate of bacterial indexes was 32.61% for water samples collected from centralized water supply system and 20.00% for those from decentralized water supply system. Conclusion Most of the peasants in the investigated 9 counties hadn't been supplied by safe and health drinking water.Contamination of drinking water by microorganisms was the main sanitary problem in water supply in countryside of Guangxi.