Table 4.
Physical water quality parameters of water samples from the study areas.
| Sampling Station | Community | Parameters | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH (pH Units) | Conductivity (μS/cm) | Turbidity (NTU-Nephelometric Turbidity Unit) | Total Dissolved Solids (mg/L) | ** Total Suspended Solids (mg/L) | ||
| River Anikoko | Brakwaline | 5.75 * | 127 | 1000 * | 69.9 | 30,330 |
| River Abodwesh | Himan | 6.46 * | 180 | 1000 * | 99.0 | 18,300 |
| River Ankobra | Prestea | 6.78 | 152 | 1000* | 83.6 | 10,500 |
| River Amenkume | Prestea | 6.59 | 136 | 1000 * | 74.8 | 4667 |
| River Dinyame | Himan | 6.62 | 241 | 1000 * | 133 | 47,400 |
| River Anfoe | Anofe | 6.91 | 156 | 1000 * | 85.8 | 8800 |
| River Woawora | Dumase | 6.97 | 345 | 35.1 * | 190 | 600 |
| River Benyan | Dumase | 6.34 * | 82.8 | 1000 * | 45.5 | 15,400 |
| River Mansi | Dumase | 6.02 * | 201 | 584 * | 36.5 | 1500 |
| GSA—175/WHO | − | 6.5–8.5 | − | 5 | 1000 | − |
Notes: * Bold figures exceeded GS 175—1/WHO permissible guideline values [37]. ** TSS = means total suspended solids.