Compliance of water refilling stations to the Code on Sanitation of the Philippines / Philippine National Standard for drinking water in selected district health zone of Cavite : an assessment / by Niña Marchela V. Gamiao and Jeverlyn H. Malimban.

Thesis (BS Medical Technology) Cavite State University

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College of Nursing (CON)

GAMIAO, NINA MARCHELA V., AND MALIMBAN, JEVERLYN H. Compliance of the water refilling stations to the Code on Sanitation of the Philippines/Philippine National Standard for Drinking Water in selected district health zone of Cavite: An assessment. Undergraduate Thesis. Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology, Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite, November 2017. Adviser: Prof. Flordeliza A. De Guzman, RMT, MAT; Co-adviser: Prof. Leila A. De Vera, RN, MAN.

The study, "Compliance of the water refilling stations to the Code on Sanitation of the Philippines/Philippine National Standard for Drinking Water in selected district health zone of Cavite: An Assessment" was conducted with the aimed of assessing the compliance of the water refilling stations based on their business profile, quality of water product based on its physical characteristics, difference of the water product by the non-compliant and compliant water refilling stations based on the Code of sanitation of the Philippines and Philippine National Standard for Drinking water and the relationship between water and sanitation quality. This study was a significant endeavor in promoting safe, clean, purified drinking water. The study was conducted in selected district zone of Cavite between April to October 2016, the water refilling stations observed, and the water tested in this study were collected in four inter local health zones of Cavite namely the MAGNAMARTE, SIGMACARDAS, AGIMAT and GENTAMAR.
This study examined the relationship between improving the health effects of drinking water and sanitation quality. This study uses descriptive type of analysis in terms of sanitary parameters in water refilling station and experimental type of research wherein assessing the physical quality and microbiological quality of drinking water. In addition, evaluation, and survey in the physical characteristics of the water refilling station were assessed by means of a questionnaire. The researchers acquired proper training from DOST-Cavite to perform physical tests using sensory evaluation technique, microbiological tests for fecal coliform, total coliform and heterotrophic plate count. Eighty-six (86) water refilling stations were selected in the four-district health zone of Cavite. In the district of AGIMAT 9 out of 86 (10.47%) water refilling stations were selected, in MAGNAMARTE district 7 out of 86 (8.14%) water refilling stations were selected, in SIGMACARDAS district 35 out of 86 (40.70%) water refilling stations were selected, in GENTAMAR district, also 35 out of 86 (40.70%) water refilling stations were selected. In terms of physical profile only 2 out of 86 (2.3%) water refilling stations meet the sanitary regulation set by the Code on Sanitation of the Philippines. Nineteen 19 out of 86 (22.1%) water refilling stations rated satisfactory and then 65 out of 86 (75.6%) water refilling stations had poor overall physical profile and did not meet the sanitary regulation set by the Code on Sanitation of the Philippines. In terms of physical quality of drinking water only 80 out of 86 (93%) water refilling stations complied. Water refilling stations who did not comply in the parameter of color did not also comply in the parameter of taste and the total dissolved solids. In terms of microbiological characteristics of water, nine 9 out of 86 (10.5%) water sample units showed counts after incubation at 3500 for 48 hours in Plate count agar (PCA) culture media suggesting the presence of heterotrophic bacteria in the water samples. Then 77 out of 86 (89.5%) water samples tested results were less than 500 CFU/mL indicating that most water refilling stations complied with the regulatory standards for heterotrophic plate count. Heterotrophic plate count reflected the general cleanliness of the water distribution system.

Submitted copy to the University Library. 05/10/2017 T-6615