Table 2. Chemical properties of water used in the study.

Variable	Measurement Unit	Alkaline Water	Table Water
pH	pH	9.13 ± 0.04	5.00 ± 0.08
CO32-	mg/dm3	163.5 ± 6.3	14.98 ± 0.66
HCO3-	mg/dm3	357.8 ± 6.14	3.62 ± 0.12
Cl-	mg/dm3	26.4 ± 2.3	0.41 ± 0.03
SO42-	mg/dm3	7.81± 1.2	1.60 ± 0.09
Na+	mg/dm3	254.55 ± 7.1	1.21 ± 0.05
K+	mg/dm3	0.91 ± 0.04	0.30 ± 0.03
Ca2+	mg/dm3	10.00 ± 1.6	1.21 ± 0.05
Mg2+	mg/dm3	0.37 ± 0.03	0.40 ± 0.04

Note: Data shows mean values ± SD of three analysis of each type of water