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Table 9.

Chemical characteristics of protected springs serving as water sources for the rural communities in the Guto Gida district.

Sampling site	Iron (mg/L)	Fluoride (mg/L)	Manganese (mg/L)	Nitrate (mg/L)	Sulphate (mg/L)	Zinc (mg/L)	Lead (mg/L)	Phosphate (mg/L)
D1	0.53 ± 0.17^abc	0.50 ± 0.33^abc	0.56 ± 0.60^ab	8.42 ± 1.61^c	45 ± 13.8^b	3.40 ± 0.79^ab	0.02 ± 0.02^b	0.70 ± 1.12^a
D2	0.40 ± 0.49^bc	0.60 ± 0.54^abc	0.47 ± 0.47^ab	11.3 ± 4.46^abc	55.7 ± 16.8^ab	1.89 ± 0.48^bcd	0.01 ± 0.02^b	0.62 ± 0.44^a
J1	0.86 ± 0.18^ab	0.98 ± 0.29^ab	0.38 ± 0.05^ab	18.19 ± 5.35^abc	84.3 ± 9.7^a	1.27 ± 0.67^cd	0.01 ± 0.01^b	1.10 ± 0.86^a
J2	0.36 ± 0.25^bc	0.56 ± 0.23^abc	0.38 ± 0.14^ab	9.64 ± 1.59^bc	63.7 ± 5.0^b	3.9 ± 2.02^a	0.11 ± 0.10^ab	0.14 ± 0.12^a
K1	0.98 ± 0.21^a	1.14 ± 0.15^a	0.99 ± 0.01^a	16.9 ± 3.45^ab	85 ± 12.8^a	2.53 ± 0.61^abc	0.18 ± 0.20^a	0.71 ± 0.09^a
K2	0.88 ± 0.40^ab	0.13 ± 0.06^c	0.16 ± 0.10^b	8.60 ± 0.44^bc	33.3 ± 2.5^b	2.0 ± 0.20^bcd	0.00 ± 0.01^b	0.78 ± 0.21^a
S1	0.25 ± 0.37^c	0.34 ± 0.54^bc	0.51 ± 0.47^ab	12.0 ± 6.5^abc	39 ± 29.5^b	2.17 ± 0.91^bcd	0.01 ± 0.01^b	0.59 ± 0.46^a
S2	0.16 ± 0.08^c	0.81 ± 0.44^abc	0.64 ± 0.39^ab	15.3 ± 6.5^abc	66.0 ± 26.0^ab	0.50 ± 0.34^d	0.00 ± 0.01^b	1.11 ± 0.25^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; J: Jato; K: Kumsa Moroda; S1: Sorga site 1; S2: Sorga site 2.