Drinking Water Quality Status and Contamination in Pakistan

Table 3

Physicochemical and biological parameters of drinking water quality of Punjab.

Punjab; sampling locations	Total	Percentage of samples contaminated										References
		pH	EC	TDS	Turbidity	Hardness	Physicochemical; values	Total coliform	Fecal coliform	E. coli	Bacteriological values
University of Punjab, Lahore	18	—	—	—	—	—	11	Present	—	—	11	[19]
Faisalabad
Bottled water		—	—	—	—	—	10
Ground water	54	—	—	—	—	—	50	—	—	—	—	[20]
WASA supply lines		—	—	—	—	—	20
Faisalabad	54	—	—	—	—	—	90	—	—	—	—	[21]
Faisalabad	225	—	—	—	—	—	—	Present	—	Present	79	[22]
Samundri, Faisalabad	110	—	—	—	—	—	—	Present	Present	Present	—	[16]