Drinking Water Quality Tests: Water Analysis for Health and Safety

Is Packaged Drinking Water Healthy? What are Drinking Water Quality Parameters?

Drinking Water Quality

Studies show that the annual consumption of drinking water in Turkey is approximately 149 liters. In general, especially in metropolitan areas, packaged drinking water is preferred instead of tap water...

But how healthy is drinking water? How can we be sure that the water we buy is clean?

Water, which we must consume 1.5 liters every day, is expressed as our source of life. However, drinking water can also be the source of many diseases. There are many brands of water on the market and consumers may not be sure which one to choose.

Drinking water is tested in line with certain limits within the scope of the“Regulation on the Quality and Treatment of Water Supplied for Drinking Water”. In particular, it must pass chemical tests such as heavy metal determination, nitrite/nitrate determination, total hardness and some physical tests such as turbidity, odor and taste.

Apart from these, other important tests are microbiological tests. Within the scope of microbiological tests; Escherichia coli, Coliform Bacteria, Salmonella spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Clostridium perfringens, Fecal Enterococci Count, Legionella spp. are the main microorganisms counted.

Why is Drinking Water Quality Important?

Drinking water is a source that meets the basic needs of the human body and directly affects our health. Deterioration in water quality can lead to many diseases. Dirty drinking water can cause bacterial infections, viruses and chemical poisoning. In addition, the chemical components of water, the proportion of minerals and other factors also determine drinking water quality.

Monitoring drinking water quality helps prevent health risks such as

Microbiological Contamination: The presence of pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa.
Chemical Pollution: Harmful chemicals such as heavy metals, pesticides, chlorine compounds in water.
Physical Pollution: Changes in water color, turbidity, odors and other physical impairments.

Drinking water analysis is a critical requirement to detect these hazards and protect public health.

When it comes to determining the compliance of the water we buy with the standards, when you search on the internet, you can come across reports and rankings with company names announced on many sites. It is recommended that you do not trust the results unless there is a list shared on the ministry's website.

However, water companies can share the test results that they have to have done at certain intervals on their own websites. When you want to access the laboratory data of the water you consume regularly, you can review the reports on their websites. Another important point in the testing process is that it is carried out in accredited laboratories authorized by the ministry.

Nanolab Laboratories Group continues to provide services within the scope of Drinking Water Quality Tests. We also provide services in Well Water Analysis.

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