. 2021 May 25;2021:5568375. doi: 10.1155/2021/5568375

Table 4.

Physical properties of rural community drinking water sources (unprotected well and protected wells) in the Guto Gida district.

Sampling sites	Unprotected wells						Protected wells
Sampling sites	Temperature ± SE (°C)	pH ± SE	EC ± SE (μS/cm)	Turbidity ± SE (NTU)	Color ± SE (Pt.Co)	TDS ± SE (mg/L)	Temperature ± SE (°C)	pH ± SE	EC ± SE (μS/cm)	Turbidity ± SE (NTU)	Color ± SE (Pt.Co)	TDS ± SE (mg/L)
D1	20.7 ± 0.4^b	6.7 ± 0.6^a	426 ± 15^a	4.8 ± 0.8^bc	15.3 ± 1.5^a	317 ± 120^a	21.1 ± 1.6^ab	6.2 ± 0.1^a	416±8^a	3.7 ± 0.5^abc	12.3 ± 2.9^a	252.7 ± 2.1^b
D2	21.0 ± 3^ab	6.5 ± 0.1^a	420 ± 69^a	5.9 ± 1.8^ab	12.0 ± 2.0^b	221 ± 102^a	23.7 ± 0.7^a	6.1 ± 0.4^a	355 ± 124^a	4.1 ± 1.3^abc	10.0 ± 2.6^a	214.3 ± 6.0^c
J1	22.0 ± 0.5^ab	6.0 ± 0.5^a	463 ± 9 ^a	2.9 ± 1.5^cd	12.0 ± 1.0^b	271 ± 24.6^a	20.8 ± 1.1^b	6.1 ± 0.1^a	404 ± 46^a	4.70 ± 0.2^ab	10.0 ± 1.0^a	27.7 ± 11.6^c
J2	24.6 ± 1.0^a	6.1 ± 1.2^a	549 ± 66^a	4.0 ± 1.6^cd	12.3 ± 2.1^ab	320 ± 25^a	20.7 ± 2.1^b	6.5 ± 0.4^a	329 ± 99^a	4.80 ± 0.2^a	9.3 ± 2.1^a	24.3 ± 4.9^c
K1	21.6 ± 2.2^ab	6.4 ± 0.5^a	363 ± 211^a	3.2 ± 1.1^cd	13 ± 1.7^ab	225 ± 119^a	22.9 ± 1.4^ab	6.3 ± 0.6^a	358 ± 108^a	4.14 ± 0.5^abc	11.6 ± 3.1^a	28.3 ± 4.5^c
K2	21.1 ± 2.2^ab	6.1 ± 0.3^a	373 ± 112^a	3.0 ± 0.8^cd	13 ± 1.0^ab	191 ± 88^a	20.5 ± 1.0^b	6.5 ± 0.3^a	318 ± 19^a	2.98 ± 1.0^cd	13.3 ± 1.5^a	187 ± 15.4^a
S1	21.5 ± 1.4^ab	6.4 ± 0.3^a	454 ± 75^a	2.1 ± 1.0^d	13 ± 1.7^ab	247 ± 71^a	22.0 ± 1.8^ab	6.5 ± 0.1^a	298 ± 23^a	3.4 ± 0.7^bcd	9.0 ± 4.4^a	191.3 ± 23.3^a
S2	23.2 ± 2.5^ab	6.1 ± 0.5^a	515 ± 83^a	8.0 ± 1.2^a	14.3 ± 2.1^ab	292 ± 32^a	20.6 ± 0.8^b	6.5 ± 0.6^a	343 ± 147^a	2.24 ± 0.4^d	9.7 ± 2.5^a	210.6 ± 8.3^a

Data are average of triplicates; SE: standard error; numbers indicated by the same letter superscripts within the same column do not vary significantly by Duncan's multiple range test at p < 0.05; D1: Dalo site 1, D2: Dalo site 2; J1: Jato site 1; K1: Kumsa Moroda site 1; K2: Kumsa Moroda site 2; S1: Sorga site 1; S2: Sorga site 2; TDS: total dissolved solids; EC: electrical conductivity.