Quality of Bottled Water Produced by Water Refilling Station
QUALITY OF BOTTLED WATER PRODUCED BY WATER
REFILLING STATIONS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
APPROVAL SHEET i
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ii
LIST OF TABLES v
ABSTRACT vi
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Background of the Study 1 Related Studies 3
Statement of the Problem 6 Objectives 6 Conceptual Framework 7 Significance of the Study 9 Scope and Delimitation 9 Definition of Terms 9
CHAPTERII METHODOLOGY Research Design 11 Sampling Design 11 Research Instrument 11 Data Gathering Procedure 12 iv
CHAPTER III PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATION 15
& DISCUSSION OF RESULTS
CHAPTER IV SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION 28
CHAPTER V RECOMMENDATIONS 29
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDICES
CURRICULUM VITAE v
LIST OF TABLES
Table Page 1 General Profile of Water Refilling Stations 15 2 Physical and Chemical Analyses of product water 17 samples 3 Total Coliform Presence/Absence Test Results 21 4 Comparison between the Bacteriologic Quality and 25 the Rating by the SI to operate
LIST OF FIGURES 1 Conceptual Framework 7 2 Flow of Activities 14 vi
ABSTRACT
This study was undertaken to determine the quality of bottled water produced by the 40
Water Refilling Stations (WRS) of Zamboanga City.
Water samples were collected from every WRS of Zamboanga City. There were three different sources of samples: (1) the product water (water produced after the water purification process); (2) the wash water (water used to wash the empty bottles), and; (3) the bottled water
(water packaged in 5-gallon bottles). The physical and chemical analyses of the product water samples from all the WRS’s were within the Philippine National Standards for Drinking Water, while the Bacteriological analysis of the product water and wash water samples were free from
REFILLING STATIONS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
APPROVAL SHEET i
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ii
LIST OF TABLES v
ABSTRACT vi
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Background of the Study 1 Related Studies 3
Statement of the Problem 6 Objectives 6 Conceptual Framework 7 Significance of the Study 9 Scope and Delimitation 9 Definition of Terms 9
CHAPTERII METHODOLOGY Research Design 11 Sampling Design 11 Research Instrument 11 Data Gathering Procedure 12 iv
CHAPTER III PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATION 15
& DISCUSSION OF RESULTS
CHAPTER IV SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION 28
CHAPTER V RECOMMENDATIONS 29
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDICES
CURRICULUM VITAE v
LIST OF TABLES
Table Page 1 General Profile of Water Refilling Stations 15 2 Physical and Chemical Analyses of product water 17 samples 3 Total Coliform Presence/Absence Test Results 21 4 Comparison between the Bacteriologic Quality and 25 the Rating by the SI to operate
LIST OF FIGURES 1 Conceptual Framework 7 2 Flow of Activities 14 vi
ABSTRACT
This study was undertaken to determine the quality of bottled water produced by the 40
Water Refilling Stations (WRS) of Zamboanga City.
Water samples were collected from every WRS of Zamboanga City. There were three different sources of samples: (1) the product water (water produced after the water purification process); (2) the wash water (water used to wash the empty bottles), and; (3) the bottled water
(water packaged in 5-gallon bottles). The physical and chemical analyses of the product water samples from all the WRS’s were within the Philippine National Standards for Drinking Water, while the Bacteriological analysis of the product water and wash water samples were free from
Bibliography: Craun, G.F., Nwachuku, N., Calderon, R.L., and Craun, M.F. 2002. Outbreaks in drinking water systems, 1991-1998 El-Madhoun, F.I. 2004. Drinking water quality: evaluation of chloride and nitrate concentration of wells supplies in Gaza Governorates-Palestine Magtibay, BB. 2004. Water Refilling Station: An alternative source of drinking water in the Philippines Malakauska, M. et al. 2007. Microbiological evaluation of drinking water from centralized and small community supply systems in Kaunas Region, Lithuania. Smith, D.W., Guest, R.K., Svrcek, C.P., and Farahbakhsh, K. 2006. Public health evaluation of drinking water systems for First Nation Reserves in Alberta,