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Table 2.

Counts of pathogenic bacteria in the wastewater from the abattoirs in January (J) and March (M) 2018

Sampling points	Count (CFU/ml)

	S. aureus × 10⁵		P. aeruginosa × 10⁵		Salmonella spp. × 10⁴

	J	M	J	M	J	M
SA₁	0^a ± 0	28^d ± 2	0^a ± 0	61^d ± 5	3^b ± 0	0^a ± 0
SA₂	0^a ± 0	7.9^b ± 0	0^a ± 0	190^f ± 10	0^a ± 0	0^a ± 0
SJ₁	26^c ± 2	30^d ± 2	0^a ± 0	27^b ± 2	0^a ± 0	0^a ± 0
SJ₂	2500^d ± 10	0^a ± 0	6^c ± 1	40^c ± 3	0^a ± 0	0^a ± 0
SM₁	16^b ± 2	22^c ± 2	4^bc ± 0	190^f ± 5	0^a ± 0	0^a ± 0
SM₂	6.5^a ± 0	30^d ± 3	2ab ± 0	140^e ± 5	0^a ± 0	0^a ± 0
SK₁	0^a ± 0	20^c ± 2	25^d ± 2	0^a ± 0	0^a ± 0	0^a ± 0
SK₂	0^a ± 0	10^b ± 0	40^e ± 3	60^d ± 3	0^a ± 0	0^a ± 0

SA₁=Abubakar Saraki Olusola abattoir (small drain); SA₂=Abubakar Saraki Olusola abattoir (main drain); SJ₁= Ojatuntun abattoir (near point); SJ₂= Ojatuntun abattoir (far point, 50 m from SJ₁); SM₁= Mandate Ultramodern market abattoir (Near point); SM₂= Mandate Ultramodern market abattoir (far point, 50 m from SM₁); SK₁= KAS ventures, Balogun abattoir, Oloje (First drain); SK₂= KAS ventures, Balogun abattoir, Oloje (Second drain); J= January 2018 sampling period; M= March 2018 sampling period; BC= Bacterial count; TC= Total coliform; FC= Faecal coliform; EC= Enterococcal count

Means in the same column with different superscript are significantly different at p<0.05