Assessment of Microbiological Quality of Water Using Culture Methods, Flow Cytometry and Luminometry

A very important role in determining the quality of water is the assessment of its microbiological quality. Water quality control, which could pose a direct threat to human health and life, is performed in the case of water produced at water treatment plants, tap water, or water in swimming pools. H...

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Published inWater (Basel) Vol. 15; no. 23; p. 4077
Main Authors Zamorska, Justyna, Karwowska, Ewa, Przystaś, Wioletta
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.12.2023
Subjects
Analysis
Bacteria
Biofilms
culture methods
Cyanobacteria
Drinking water
E coli
Environmental conditions
Flow cytometry
Fungi
Groundwater
Health aspects
luminometry
Management
Metabolism
Metabolites
Methods
Microbiology
microbiology of water
Microorganisms
Pathogens
Poland
Pollutants
Purification
Quality control
Rain
Roofing
Runoff
Salmonella
Water
Water pipes
Water quality
water quality assessment
Water supply
Water treatment plants
Poland
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Summary:A very important role in determining the quality of water is the assessment of its microbiological quality. Water quality control, which could pose a direct threat to human health and life, is performed in the case of water produced at water treatment plants, tap water, or water in swimming pools. However, these traditional methods used to assess its quality are laborious and time-consuming. In emergency and incidental situations, in the era of terrorist threats, the need for quick, reliable, and reproducible microbiological determinations seems to be essential. In this study, an attempt was made to compare various methods of assessing the microbiological quality of water. The assessment was carried out for water with different microbiological characteristics: surface water, rainwater, groundwater, and water supply. The evaluation was carried out using traditional culture methods and high-speed methods: flow cytometry and luminometry. The analysis of microbiological parameters was the basis for the statistical analysis. The conducted microbiological analysis of various types of water, along with their statistical evaluation, showed different dependencies for each of the analyzed waters.
ISSN:2073-4441
2073-4441
DOI:10.3390/w15234077