Quality of refill drinking water in Greater Jakarta in 2010

<p><em><strong>Latar belakang</strong>: Air yang layak minum kian langka di perkotaan. Air yang dikonsumsi masyarakat harus memenuhi persyaratan kualitas air minum yang aman bagi kesehatan. Banyak masyarakat yang memanfaatkan air minum isi ulang untuk memenuhi kebutuhan air minum sehari-hari. Pada kajian ini disajikan penilaian kualitas air minum isi ulang berdasarkan pemeriksaan parameter fisik dan kimia pada tahun 2010.</em></p><p><em><strong>Metode</strong>: Desain penelitian adalah cross-sectional. Sampel didapatkan dari masyarakat yang mengajukan permintaan pemeriksaan kualitas air minum di Laboratorium Farmasi di Pusat Biomedis dan Teknologi Dasar Kesehatan, Kementerian Kesehatan selama Januari-Desember 2010. Masing-masing sampel dilakukan pemeriksaan kualitas fisik dan kandungan zat kimia berdasarkan PERMENKES Nomor 492/MENKES/PER/IV/2010. Pemeriksaan secara fisik meliputi TDS (jumlah zat padat terlarut), kekeruhan, suhu, dan warna. Pemeriksaan secara kimia meliputi nitrit, besi, kesadahan, klorida, mangan, pH, sulfat, dan senyawa organik KMnO4. Sampel dikatakan tidak memenuhi syarat jika salah satu atau lebih parameter memiliki nilai diluar batas maksimum. </em></p><p><em><strong>Hasil</strong>: Di antara 121 sampel terdapat 23,1% (28) sampel tidak memenuhi syarat PERMENKES. Seluruh sampel yang tidak memenuhi syarat karena nilai pH di luar batas yang diperbolehkan dan 1 sampel karena kandungan mangan di atas 0,4 mg/l. </em></p><p><em><strong>Kesimpulan</strong>: Air minum isi ulang di Jabotabek sebagian besar memenuhi syarat atau layak untuk diminum. Adapun sampel yang tidak memenuhi syarat karena kadar mangan yang tinggi dan pH yang terlalu rendah dan terlalu tinggi. (Health Science Indones 2011;2:77-80).</em></p><p><strong>Abstract </strong></p><p><strong>Background</strong>: Drinking water is increasingly scarce in urban areas. Water consumed by the public must meet the requirements of safe drinking water quality for health. Many people use refill drinking water to meet the needs of drinking water daily. This study presents the quality of refill drinking water assessment based on the examination of physical and chemical parameters in 2010.</p><p><strong>Methods</strong>: The study design is cross-sectional. Samples were obtained from the public who requested the examination of drinking water quality in the Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology at the Center for Basic Biomedical and Health, Ministry of Health from January to December 2010. Each sample was assessed for physical and chemical content based on Miniter of Health decree Number 492/MENKES/PER/IV/2010. Physical examination includes TDS (the amount of dissolved solids), turbidity, temperature, and color. Chemical examination includes nitrites, iron, hardness, chloride, manganese, pH, sulfate, and organic compound KMnO4. The sample is said not to meet the standard quality if one or more parameters have a value beyond the maximum limit.</p><p><strong>Results</strong>: Among 121 samples, about 23.1% (28) samples did not meet the requirement set by the Miniter of Health decree. All samples which did not qualify because the pH value was beyond the permitted limits and one sample because the content of manganese was above 0.4 mg / l.</p><p><strong>Conclusions</strong>: Most refill drinking water in Greater Jakarta meets the quality requirement. Samples that did not meet the requirement because of high levels of manganese. too low or too high pH. (Health Science Indones 2011;2:77-80).</p><p>