Pollution status of Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium parvum in the centralized water supply enterprises, Shenzhen, 2008.

Objective To investigate water treatment technology and pollution status of Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium parvum in resource water and finished water of the centralized water supply enterprises in Shenzhen,and to provide scientific basis for waterborn infectious disease control.Methods Field hygiene assessment were conducted on the resource water and water treatment technology of 19 water supply enterprises during May to July,2008.One water sample was collected from resource water and finished water in each centralized water supply enterprise respectively,and was detected for Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium parvum.Results The routine traditional water treatment technology including coagulation deposition,quartz sand filtration and chlorine disinfection was applied in all of the 19 centralized water supply enterprises.Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium parvum were not found in samples from the source water and finished water.Conclusion The centralized water supply system in Shenzhen isn't polluted by Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium parvum.