AVALIAÇÃO DA QUALIDADE BACTERIOLÓGICA DA ÁGUA CONSUMIDA NO CAMPUS III (JARDIM BOTÂNICO) DA UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PARANÁ, CURITIBA, BRASIL.

The present paper aims at evaluating bacteriological quality of water destined to human consumption supplied by Companhia de Saneamento do Parana (SANEPAR) in the Health Sciences, Applied Social Sciences and Agrarian Sciences Sectors (Botânico Branch) as well as analyzing the water supplied by the only artesian. The technique used was to fermentation of multiple tubes that determines the most probable number (MPN) of coliform bacteria in 100 ml of water. The results for all points of collection of water not recorded the presence of total coliform bacteria and thermotolerant in 100 ml of water examined. It was concluded that from the point of view bacteriological, this water is suitable for human consumption, according to Ordinance 518, March 25, 2004 the Ministry of Health Analyses were performed in the laboratory of Public Health and Environmental Health of Course of Pharmacy, Federal University of Parana