Physiochemical Analysis of Drinking Water and Treatment with a Homemade Filter: A Case Study of Illu Abba Bor Zone, Ethiopia

Table 1

Laboratory results for physiochemical water quality parameters of water sample.

S. no.	Parameters	Tulube	Seddo	Sardo	^#WHO limit [33]	EPA [34]
1	pH	7.34	7.37	7.40	6.5–8.5	6.5–8.5
2	Conductivity (μs/cm)	1800	1726	1650	2000	2000
3	TDS (ppm)	800	760	600	1000	500
4	Alkalinity (ppm)	300	280	290	500	600
5	Turbidity (NTU)	5.8	6.1	5.9	5	5–7
6	Chloride (mg/L)	180	190	185	260	250
7	Total hardness (ppm)	300	280	310	500	600
8	Calcium (mg/L)	30	35	32	75	-
9	Magnesium (mg/L)	30	40	30	150	-
10	Ammonia (mg/L)	0.5	0.6	0.7	1.5	-
11	Nitrate (mg/L)	25	28	30	50	45
12	Phosphate (mg/L)	30	25	25	50	45
13	Lead (ppm)	0.1082	0.1073	0.1087	0.01	0.005
14	Copper (ppm)	^$BDL	0.0643	0.0661	1	1-1.3
15	Chromium (ppm)	0.0027	0.0023	0.0031	0.05	0.1
16	Zinc (ppm)	0.2102	0.2388	0.1333	1.2–2.5	5

EPA–Environmental Protection Agency. ^#WHO–World Health Organization. ^$BDL–below detection limit.