TABLE 1.
Water quality data
| Sample source (n)a | pH | Turbidity (NTU) | Field SC (μS/cm at 25°C) | Total hardness (mg/liter of CaCO3) | Alkalinity (mg/liter of CaCO3) | TOC (mg/liter of C) | TSS (mg/liter) | Free chlorine (mg/liter of Cl2) | E. coli (CFU/100 ml) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake water (8) | 7.34 ± 0.32 | 18.45 ± 13.58 | 81.90 ± 10.91 | 28.34 ± 4.10 | 25.76 ± 4.09 | 8.01 ± 2.14 | 0.0053 ± 0.0038 | 0.021 ± 0.013 | 39.32 ± 38.36 |
| River water (5) | 7.38 ± 0.18 | 3.60 ± 1.06 | 61.52 ± 6.33 | 17.2 2 ± 1.85 | 16.00 ± 1.41 | 4.46 ± 1.10 | 0.0016 ± 0.0015 | 0.01 ± 0.01 | 53.43 ± 40.49 |
a
n, number of samples.