Informally Vended Sachet Water: Handling Practices and Microbial Water Quality

Informally Vended Sachet Water: Handling Practices and Microbial Water Quality

Informally vended water is an important source of water for marginalized people who do not have access to formal or public sources. In Malawi, hand-tied sachets of water are common but not regulated, and the quality of the water and hygienic practices during packaging are unclear. We analyzed microb...

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Veröffentlicht in:Water (Basel) 2019-04, Vol.11 (4), p.800
Hauptverfasser: Manjaya, David, Tilley, Elizabeth, Marks, Sara J
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cholera
Contamination
Coolers
Drinking water
E coli
Handling
Hygiene
Informal economy
Internal water
Laboratories
Low income groups
Microorganisms
Packaging
Quality control
Refrigeration
Water markets
Water quality
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Zusammenfassung:Informally vended water is an important source of water for marginalized people who do not have access to formal or public sources. In Malawi, hand-tied sachets of water are common but not regulated, and the quality of the water and hygienic practices during packaging are unclear. We analyzed microbial concentrations in the source water (origin), internal water (packaged) and on the external surface (plastic bag) of sachets from 76 vendors operating in the busy Mwanza crossing into Malawi from Mozambique. The results indicated that the majority (75%) of the water sources met the WHO guidelines (
ISSN:2073-4441
2073-4441
DOI:10.3390/w11040800