Assessment of the school drinking water supply and the water quality in Pingtung County, Taiwan.

Abstract:

:In this study, a questionnaire survey of school drinking water quality of 42 schools in Pingtung County was conducted according to the water sources, treatment facilities, location of school as well as different grade levels. Among them, 45% of schools used tap water as the main source of drinking water, and the schools using groundwater and surface water as drinking water source account for 29% and 26%, respectively. The schools above senior high school level in the city used tap water as drinking water more than underground water, while the schools under junior high school level in the rural area used surface water as their main source of drinking water. The surface water was normally boiled before being provided to their students. The reverse osmosis system is a commonly used water treatment equipment for those schools using tap water or underground water. Drinking fountain or boiled water unit is widely installed in schools above senior high school level. For schools under junior high school level, a pipeline is stretched across the campus. Relative test shows that the unqualified rate of microbe in water is 26.2%. All parameters for physical and chemical properties and metal content had met the domestic standards except that the turbidity of schools under junior high school level using tap water is slightly higher than the standard value.

journal_name

Environ Monit Assess

authors

Chung PL,Chung CY,Liao SW,Miaw CL

doi

10.1007/s10661-008-0623-9

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2009-12-01 00:00:00

pages

207-16

issue

1-4

eissn

0167-6369

issn

1573-2959

journal_volume

159

pub_type

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