Water microbial quality of lima’s beaches and its relation with the pollution causes

Authors

  • Germán Vergaray Laboratory of Food Quality Control, Water and Environment, School of Biological Sciences - National University of San Marcos.
  • Carmen Méndez Laboratory of Food Quality Control, Water and Environment, School of Biological Sciences - National University of San Marcos.
  • Hilda Morante Laboratory of Food Quality Control, Water and Environment, School of Biological Sciences - National University of San Marcos.
  • Roger Gamboa Laboratory of Food Quality Control, Water and Environment, School of Biological Sciences - National University of San Marcos.
  • Frank Fernández Laboratory of Food Quality Control, Water and Environment, School of Biological Sciences - National University of San Marcos.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/iigeo.v14i27.768

Keywords:

sea water, pollution, microorganisms, Lima

Abstract

acceptable, then detect the pollution source. It was performed a microbiologicalanalysis of the water of 21 Lima’s beaches and the detections of contamination sources with human feces. The results qualify the water of 33.33% (07) beaches as unacceptable if it is used as indicators of fecal pollution, the total coliforms and fecal coliforms; if it is included Escherichia coli, it reaches to 47.62% (10); and if also it is included Enterococcus it reaches to 66.66%(14). It was demonstrated the existence of domestic sewage discharge in all the beaches considered as unacceptable; in 35.75% (05) with visual inspection; in 14.29% (02) was observed water running with fecal pollution and in 50% (07) by the relation between E. coli and Enterococcus.

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Published

2011-07-15

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 27 (2011)

Section

Artículos científicos

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Copyright (c) 2011 Germán Vergaray U., Carmen Méndez F., Hilda Morante O., Roger Gamboa R., Frank Fernández S.

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How to Cite

Vergaray, G., Méndez, C., Morante, H., Gamboa, R., & Fernández, F. (2011). Water microbial quality of lima’s beaches and its relation with the pollution causes. Revista Del Instituto De investigación De La Facultad De Minas, Metalurgia Y Ciencias geográficas, 14(27). https://doi.org/10.15381/iigeo.v14i27.768