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Bacterial water quality in the personal water bottles of elementary students.

Author(s) -

J A Oliphant,

M C Ryan,

A Chu

Publication year - 2002

Publication title -

canadian journal of public health = revue canadienne de sante publique

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64

H-Index - 72

ISSN - 0008-4263

DOI - 10.17269/cjph.93.330

Samples of drinking water were collected directly from the personal water bottles of students at an elementary school in Calgary, Alberta.Total and fecal coliforms and heterotrophic bacteria were enumerated using membrane filtration and agar plate count methods respectively.The Canadian Drinking Water Quality Guidelines (CWQG) criterion was exceeded for total coliform in 13.3% of 75 samples. Fecal coliform and total heterotrophic criteria were exceeded in 8.9% (of 68 samples) and 64.4% (of 76 samples) respectively.The use of personal water bottles for students in elementary classrooms is not recommended.

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