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The purpose of this study is to assess and compare the quality of six different brands of sachet water that are being marketed in Benin City, ascertain the authenticity of these sachet water collected by verifying the NAFDAC registration numbers, estimate the standard of each sachet water over a period of thirty days and analyze the physical, chemical and biological parameters of each sachet water compared to WHO and NAFDAC standards.
The samples were collected and analyzed in the Benin Owena River Basin laboratory in the University of Benin (UNIBEN) for various physical, chemical and biological parameters such as Hardness, color, pH, conductivity, total coliform etc. The samples were analyzed in thirty days interval to ascertain the quality of each sachet water after a month. This study was carried out through sample collection and data acquisition from textbooks, journals and articles.
The results gotten were compared to the standard set of each parameters by National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the World Health Organization (WHO). From the test result, the physical parameters tested for were in accordance to WHO and NAFDAC standards. The chemical parameters tested for were also in accordance to WHO and NAFDAC range of values in both analysis. For the biological analysis, four out of six samples tested contained coliform during the first analysis and all the sachet water analyzed contained some amount of coliform after the water samples were tested after thirty days. Therefore none of the sachet water is completely recommended for drinking after thirty days. From this study there is need for improvement of the biological treatments of sachet water by production companies.
The purpose of this study is to assess and compare the quality of six different brands of sachet water that are being marketed in Benin City, ascertain the authenticity of these sachet water collected by verifying the NAFDAC registration numbers, estimate the standard of each sachet water over a period of thirty days and analyze the physical, chemical and biological parameters of each sachet water compared to WHO and NAFDAC standards.
The samples were collected and analyzed in the Benin Owena River Basin laboratory in the University of Benin (UNIBEN) for various physical, chemical and biological parameters such as Hardness, color, pH, conductivity, total coliform etc. The samples were analyzed in thirty days interval to ascertain the quality of each sachet water after a month. This study was carried out through sample collection and data acquisition from textbooks, journals and articles.
The results gotten were compared to the standard set of each parameters by National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the World Health Organization (WHO). From the test result, the physical parameters tested for were in accordance to WHO and NAFDAC standards. The chemical parameters tested for were also in accordance to WHO and NAFDAC range of values in both analysis. For the biological analysis, four out of six samples tested contained coliform during the first analysis and all the sachet water analyzed contained some amount of coliform after the water samples were tested after thirty days. Therefore none of the sachet water is completely recommended for drinking after thirty days. From this study there is need for improvement of the biological treatments of sachet water by production companies.
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