Physico-chemical parameters of plastic bag water sold at Man (Côte d’Ivoire)

The aim of this study is to assess the physico-chemical quality of water packaged in semi-industrial bags and those packaged in an artisanal way in the town of Man (Côte d’Ivoire). Thus, three brands of semi-industrial water (Casa Plus, Bonheur and Félicité) and three neighborhoods (Domoraud, Camp Plus and Thérèse) where women produce water in bag in an artisanal way were targeted. Parameters such as pH, conductivity, temperature, turbidity and minerals were determined according to ISO and Hach methods. It appears that the samples of water in artisanal and semi-industrial bags sold in Man comply with the rules of sanitary quality of drinking water for all the parameters tested except the turbidity. As the most important effect linked to turbidity is its ability to protect microorganisms against disinfection, it would be important to assess the bacteriological quality of these bags water sold in the municipality of Man.