Abstract
Requisite reference facts about essential elements in treated and plastic bottled drinking water is usually mentioned on the products. However, more information is sometime crucial regarding trace elements in treated, bottled and other sources of drinking water such as tap water to evaluate their quality. This study is aimed to evaluate drinking water quality in the main governorates (Jazan, Sabya and Abu Arish) of Jazan province located in the South-Western region of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This is the first such study carried out in Jazan city so that the research team can come out with valuable recommendations in the issue. The research team has collected a sum of 68 water samples from different sources comprising hospitals (treated tap water), stations for drinking water treatment (large blue bottles of drinking water) and bottled drinking water (purchased from local markets). Using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), the concentrations of 20 elements were determined. The physiochemical parameters of water samples were measured. All parameters were within the recommended limits of the World Health Organization (WHO, 2011) and Gulf Cooperation Council Standardization Organization (GSO, 2008). Trace and major elements were found to be below the standard guideline values , except for uranium in some tap water samples. This preliminary study will significantly improve the awareness and knowledge among the society about the drinking water quality in Jazan area.
Highlights
Pure drinking water is one of the basic needs for every human being in the world
Physico-chemical Properties To know the different physico-chemical parameters of drinking water is very essential for the safety of human beings
It was found that the tap water samples and collected from stations have recorded comparatively higher pH values than those of bottled drinking water samples (Tables 4, 5, and 10)
Summary
Pure drinking water is one of the basic needs for every human being in the world. Out of the 7 billion individuals on earth, more than one billion and half need to get pure and safe drinking water and around 2.7 billion do not have admittance to satisfactory sanitation administrations[2,3]. Not with standing these deficiencies, different sorts of waterborne illnesses execute more than 6 million kids every year i.e. around 20,000 kids a day[4,5]. Water covers 70 percent of the globe’s surface, mostly saltwater.
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