Research Article
Survival and Growth of Vibrio cholerae, Escherichia coli, and Salmonella Spp. in Well Water Used for Drinking Purposes in Garoua (North Cameroon)
Table 1
Mean (and standard deviation) values of some physicochemical parameters taken from wells and microcosms water samples.
| | Parameters | Wells | | W1 | W2 | | Raw water | Unfiltered-autoclaved | Filtered-nonautoclaved | Filtered-autoclaved | Raw water | Unfiltered-autoclaved | Filtered-nonautoclaved | Filtered-autoclaved |
| | pH (CU) | 6.85 (0.26) | 7.32 (0.12) | 7.20 (0.15) | 7.18 (0.17) | 7.52 (0.15) | 7.68 (0.11) | 7.71 (0.09) | 7.78 (0.13) | Conductivity
(S/cm) | 626 (49.94) | 567 (15.20) | 510 (16.30) | 491 (17.00) | 1154 (96.77) | 1164 (21.00) | 1142 (18.00) | 1129 (32.00) | | TDS (mg/L) | 435 (36.39) | 395 (17.00) | 364 (33.25) | 343 (34.25) | 819 (65.25) | 800 (31.00) | 797 (21.00) | 768 (25.00) | | Salinity (ppm) | 315 (24.85) | 282 (15.20) | 267 (11.00) | 244 (17.00) | 586 (45.40) | 582 (43.00) | 563 (39.70) | 557 (31.90) |
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