Table 2 Primary Drinking Water and Secondary Water Quality Test Results, Guatemala, September, 2016
From: An assessment of household water quality among Peace Corps volunteers in Guatemala
Type of water sample | Number (%) Samples Containing < 0.2 mg/L FCR | Number (%) Samples Containing E. coli | Number (%) Samples Containing Total Coliforms |
|---|---|---|---|
Primary drinking water (n = 37) | 36 (97%) | 0 (0%) | 25 (68%) |
Tambo (n = 23, 62%) | 23 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 17 (74%) |
Single-use sealed bags of purified water (n = 2, 5%) | 2 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Water filtered and bottled at a location outside the PCV’s household (n = 2, 5%) | 2 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (100%) |
Piped water filtered and stored in the household (n = 6, 16%) | 6 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (67%) |
Piped water boiled and stored in the household (n = 2, 5%) | 2 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (50%) |
Piped water boiled then filtered and stored in the household (n = 1, 3%) | 1 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Piped water treated with chlorine and stored in the household (n = 1, 3%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (100%)* |
Secondary water (n = 43) | 40 (93%) | 15 (35%) | 31 (72%) |
Piped water collected directly from the tap (n = 34, 79%) | 31 (91%) | 14 (41%) | 25 (74%) |
Protected dug well water stored in a rooftop tank, no additional treatment (n = 1, 2%) | 1 (100%) | 1 (100%) | 1 (100%) |
Tanker truck and rain water mix stored in a pila, no additional treatment (n = 1, 2%) | 1 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (100%) |
Single-use sealed bags of purified water (n = 1, 2%) | 1 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Water filtered and bottled at a location outside the PCV’s household (n = 1, 2%) | 1 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (100%) |
Piped water filtered and stored in the household (n = 3, 7%) | 3 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (67%) |
Piped water boiled and stored in the household (n = 2, 5%) | 2 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (50%) |
Total (n = 80) | 76 (95%) | 15 (19%) | 56 (70%) |