PUBLIC TOILET’S STANDARDS OF THE PETROL SERVICE STATIONS CHIANG MAI – HOD ROAD, CHIANGMAI PROVINCE

Abstract

          The purpose of  this  research was to study public toilets standards in clean and safe gas stations at the gas stations. As well as finding ways to im prove public toilets in the service stations to be sanitary. Selection of sampl es by specific methods.  The data collection tools consisted of 3 parts: 1) the preliminary information of the public toilets in the fuel stations; 2) the phy sical characteristics of the public toilets; 3) the information on biological co ntamination; public the statistics used in the research were Descriptive sta tistics Presented in numbers and percentages.

          The study indicated that Public toilets in fuel stations Most of them di d not pass the standard of the Department of Health 80.77% and the standa rd (HAS) was only  19.23%.  The test of contamination of coliform bacteria. The study found contamination 26.57%  touching both in the male and fem ale toilets.  Percentage of similar coliform bacteria contamination.   28.21% of the women in the closet were found in the closet, 24.62% in the closet. In the same contact area, the male was more contaminated than in the wome n's closet. Urinals were highest in 38.46% in men's toilets and 23.08% in wo men's toilets.