Estudio de la calidad física química y microbiológica del agua del Balneario Morete Puyu situada en la ciudad de Puyo, provincia de Pastaza.

Abstract

The present research aims to evaluate the physical – chemical and microbiological quality of the wáter in Morete Puyu pools. In the determination of the chemical and microbiological physical parameters werw performed in 12 sampling points which were: water from the entrance of the pool, storage tank storage, swimming pool with waves, children´s pool, Olympic swimming pool, swimming pool, swimming pool and slide poolin the presence of bathers and after the disinfection of each pools, which were collected and analysed in the periods of October – December 2017; each parameter was performed in duplicate. The physical parameter (color, turbidity, temperatura) and chemicals (pH, alkalinity, hardness, sulfates, chlorides, residual color, nitrites, ammonia, conductivity) were determined using the HACH method in water Laboratory of the Faculty of Sciencia at ESPOCH, it should be noted that for the analysis of temperatura, pH, chlorides, these were performed in situ. For the microbiological analysis, the most probable number (MPN) method was used for the characterization of E. coli fe – coline coliforms, while for floaters the flotation method was used to identify Criptoporidium parvum; all the analyzes mentioned were governed by Spanish Royal Decree 742/2013. As a result, 3.6 fecal coliforms per mL of water werw obtained in microbiological analysis, wich concludes the water is suitable for users because the parameter are within the maximun permissible limit of the regulation. It is recommended that the Autonomous Government Decentralized Municipal Puyo train professionals to perform constant microbiological analysis to control the water quality parameters in Morete Puyo to ensure the health of tourists who go to this tourist center and thus avoid diseases.