AZEVEDO, Márcia R. de Q. A.; BELTRÃO, Napoleão E. de M.; KÖNIG, Annemarie.; AZEVEDO, Carlos A. V. de.; SILVA, Frederico A. L.; TAVARES, Tatiana de L.
Abstract:
The concern with the possible contamination by ingestion of foods irrigated with
treated wastewater is understandable, since some microorganisms can take to serious illnesses;
however, that risk decreases considerably when an appropriate and effective treatment is
accomplished. The WHO and CONAMA formulated, among others, acceptability standards for
the presence of microorganisms in waters destined to irrigation, mainly for foods that are
consumed raw. The present research studied the effect of the furrow irrigation with wastewater
treated by ETE of Campina Grande city, state of Paraíba, Brazil, on forage corn crop, verifying
contamination by total coliformes and fecal coliformes of the corn grains, being that fact
attributed to the transport of them by the aerosols, due to proximity of the experimental area
from the ponds of stabilization.
