Abstract

Objectives: The correlation between the residue chlor quantity in water sampled in different points of Aydın province in 2004 and the incidence of infections via water (diarrhea, thyphoid fever, amoebic and bacillary dysentery) is studied.
Materials and Methods: A retrospective definitive study is performed during June-July 2005.
Results: 924 physical and chemical analysis are performed in 2004. In winter season, the mean residue chlor was 0,57±0,10 mg/lt; there were 310 diarrhea cases and a bacillary dysentery case. In summer season, the mean residue chlor was 0,46±0,13 mg/lt; there were 529 diarrhea cases and an amoebic dysentery. Both seasons determined that there was a negative correlation between diarrhea and the residue chlor quantity and there was a poor connection between them and it was statistically unsignificant (for winter r= -0,242, p=0,224; for summer r= -0,148, p=0,480)
Conclusion: However there is no determined, expressive connection between diarrhea cases and residue chlor quantity it was seen that as the residue chlor quantity evaluated, the diarrhea cases were reduced.

Key words: Residue chlor, water, physical and chemical analysis, diarrhea

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