Pregled higijenske ispravnosti vode za piće u Opštini Ttivat u periodu od 2001. do 2010. godine

Abstract

Hygienically clean drinking water is essential for human health, it is a basic human right and a component of effective public health policy. The water springs Toplis and Plavda, exploited by Water supply of Tivat, are located near the sea and their small elevation from the sea level is resulting in salinity far above the prescribed concentration. From the documentation of the sanitaryepidemiological service of the Health Center of the municipality of Bar, we have analyzed the test results regarding hygienic quality of drinking water from a Water supply of Tivat, for the period 2001. to 2010. We have analyzed the physical-chemical and microbiological parameters of water quality, and the results ware interpreted on the basis of the Regulation on the hygiene of drinking water (Official Gazette of FRY 42/98). In total, there was 2.100 samples of the drinking water collected. Microbiological defect was found in 194 samples (9.2%), physical-chemical in 614 (29%), while the microbiological and physics-chemical defect is identified in 252 samples (12%). The most common cause of chemical defects of drinking water, during the ten-year period, were increased concentrations of chloride, particularly from July to October. Microbiological defect is usually caused by the presence of coliform bacteria which is most likely, since there was no epidemics transmitted through the water, caused by the presence of biological formations (bio film) in different parts of the water distribution system. The concentration of chloride in the Water supply of Tivat, during the summer, is much greater than 200mg/l. Water of such quality is unusable for drinking or even for any domestic use. Consuming water with such salt concentration can lead to the urge to vomit, which can further lead to other health disorders. It is necessary to analyze health status of the people who drink water with such various concentrations of sodium and / or chloride and try to epidemiologically link pathological conditions, such as arterial hypo-tension, hypertension, gastric ulcus and erosion with consuming water with different concentrations of sodium and chloride. Data about diseases related to chemical contamination of drinking water are not recorded and therefore it is necessary to conduct research that will be focused on the impact of chemical contaminants on human health.