Physicochemical and microbiological characterisation for drinking water quality assessment in Southeast Coahuila, Mexico

Fabián Fernández-Luqueño; Prócoro Gamero-Melo; Fernando López-Valdez; Elsa Nadia Aguilera-González; María Del Socorro García-Guillermo; Gildardo Hernández-Martínez; Oscar Fernández-Fernández; Manuel Antonio Álvarez-Garza; Ixchel Rubí Pérez-Velázquez

doi:10.1504/IJEP.2016.078065

Physicochemical and microbiological characterisation for drinking water quality assessment in Southeast Coahuila, Mexico

Fabián Fernández-Luqueño, Prócoro Gamero-Melo, Fernando López-Valdez, Elsa Nadia Aguilera-González, María Del Socorro García-Guillermo, Gildardo Hernández-Martínez, Oscar Fernández-Fernández, Manuel Antonio Álvarez-Garza, Ixchel Rubí Pérez-Velázquez

Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología Aplicada (CIBA), Unidad Tlaxcala

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Ten wells in northern Mexico were analysed for 47 water quality constituents to determine the seasonal drinking water quality variations and their suitability for human consumption. Parameters examined include 25 major/trace elements analysed by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Total dissolved solids, sodium and sulphate concentrations were above the World Health Organization (WHO) guideline values in 30% of wells during the first and/or the second sampling season. Additionally, only 30% of drinking water samples were found biologically unfit for drinking purpose because total and fecal coliforms were above the guideline values. The drinking water quality index of this area ranked from 'good' to 'excellent'. However, considering that some parameters are above the WHO guideline values, we recommended a monitoring program for biological and chemical pollution of drinking water in order to reach a possible solution knowing the human and ecological risks involved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	78-92
Number of pages	15
Journal	International Journal of Environment and Pollution
Volume	59
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEP.2016.078065
State	Published - 2016

Keywords

Aquifer
Disease
Groundwater
Heavy metals
Water pollution
Water quality
Water supply

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Fernández-Luqueño, F., Gamero-Melo, P., López-Valdez, F., Aguilera-González, E. N., García-Guillermo, M. D. S., Hernández-Martínez, G., Fernández-Fernández, O., Álvarez-Garza, M. A., & Pérez-Velázquez, I. R. (2016). Physicochemical and microbiological characterisation for drinking water quality assessment in Southeast Coahuila, Mexico. International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 59(1), 78-92. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEP.2016.078065

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