Table 3. Measured levels of total coliform and E. coli (CFU/100mL) in filtered effluent.
| Number and percentage of ALL samples by bacteria concentration of filtered water | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filter Paper | 0 CFU/100 mL | 1-10 CFU/100 mL | 11-100 CFU/100 mL | 101-1000 CFU/100 mL | Total samples | ||||
| Total Coliform | |||||||||
| AgNP Thin | 31 | 51% | 12 | 20% | 17 | 28% | 1 | 2% | 61 |
| AgNP Med | 27 | 48% | 11 | 20% | 13 | 23% | 5 | 9% | 56 |
| AgNP Thick | 36 | 51% | 18 | 26% | 14 | 20% | 2 | 3% | 70 |
| CuNP Thin | 22 | 34% | 19 | 30% | 22 | 34% | 1 | 2% | 64 |
| TOTAL | 116 | 46% | 60 | 24% | 66 | 26% | 9 | 4% | 251 |
| E. coli | |||||||||
| AgNP Thin | 51 | 85% | 6 | 10% | 3 | 5% | 0 | 0% | 60 |
| AgNP Med | 39 | 71% | 9 | 16% | 5 | 9% | 3 | 5% | 55 |
| AgNP Thick | 57 | 81% | 6 | 9% | 3 | 4% | 1 | 1% | 70 |
| CuNP Thin | 46 | 73% | 7 | 11% | 7 | 11% | 2 | 3% | 63 |
| TOTAL | 193 | 78% | 28 | 11% | 18 | 7% | 6 | 2% | 248 |