Evaluación de la eficiencia de los filtros durante el proceso de potabilización del agua mediante análisis físico y microbiológico en la Planta de Tratamiento Uchupucun dela ciudad de Azogues

Abstract

The present study objective is to evaluate the efficiency of the filters during the process water purification in the treatment plant of Uchupucun-EMAPAL-EP of Azogues city, checking almost the commitment or not of the physical requirements and microbiological listed in the normative of reference NTE INEN 1108:2011 It released an analytic study, prospective and the no experimental designed approach: It was analyzed 832 samples they were totally taken in the captation at the beginning of the plant, pre-filtered water and filtered water in the plant, the frequency of sampling were twice a week on Monday and Thursday. This one interval of three hours at 8am, 11 am and 2 p.m. In a total period of 8 weeks during the months of November, December and January (17-11-2014) - (08-01-2015) For the evaluation the efficiency of the filter was analyzed with the physical parameters (temperature, connectivity, solved solids) PH muddy color and microbiological total and fecal coliforms in each one of the samples taken. In data analysis were applied descriptive statistics which is used in the program Stata 10.0 (Stata Corporation, College Station, TX). The results obtained shown that the efficiency of the filters is 81% they are working in a normal way because the physic al and microbiological parameters fulfil in established standard INEN 1108 Drinking Water.