Research Article
Quality Assessment of Some Springs in the Awing Community, Northwest Cameroon, and Their Health Implications
Table 8
Water quality index (WQI) of the springs analysed.
| Parameter | Observed mean value () | Standard value () | Unit weight () | | | Site | AC | ME | AL | WHO | AC | ME | AL | AC | ME | AL |
| PH | 6.75 | 7.05 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 0.0730 | −50 | 10 | −80 | −3.6516 | 0.7303 | −5.8426 | T | 22.65 | 20.4 | 20.9 | 25 | 0.0219 | 90.6 | 81.6 | 83.6 | 1.9850 | 1.7878 | 1.8317 | EC | 0.84 | 0.035 | 0.035 | 2 | 0.2739 | 42 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 11.5026 | 0.4793 | 0.4793 | Tu | 1.15 | 4.1 | 2.65 | 2.5 | 0.2191 | 46 | 164 | 106 | 10.0785 | 35.9321 | 23.2244 | Ca2+ | 16.6 | 2.3 | 4.05 | 75 | 0.0073 | 22.1333 | 3.0667 | 5.4 | 0.1616 | 0.0224 | 0.0394 | Mg2+ | 3.25 | 1.4 | 1.35 | 30 | 0.0183 | 10.8333 | 4.6667 | 4.5 | 0.1978 | 0.0852 | 0.0822 | K+ | 0.35 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 200 | 0.0027 | 0.175 | 0.15 | 0.1 | 0.0005 | 0.0004 | 0.0003 | Na+ | 0.15 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 200 | 0.0027 | 0.075 | 0.025 | 0.025 | 0.0002 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | NO3-N | 1.69 | 1.565 | 7.165 | 45 | 0.0122 | 3.75556 | 3.4778 | 15.9222 | 0.0457 | 0.0423 | 0.1938 | NH4-N | 11.84 | 5.969 | 7.665 | 35 | 0.0156 | 33.8286 | 17.0543 | 21.9 | 0.5294 | 0.2669 | 0.3427 | Cl− | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0.0022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | | 8.605 | 8.735 | 12.59 | 250 | 0.0022 | 3.442 | 3.4940 | 5.036 | 0.0075 | 0.0077 | 0.0110 | | 0.02 | 0.015 | 0.01 | 5 | 0.1095 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0438 | 0.0329 | 0.0219 | | 19.35 | 24.4 | 31.72 | 500 | 0.0011 | 3.87 | 4.88 | 6.344 | 0.0042 | 0.0053 | 0.0069 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | WQI = 27.44 | WQI = 51.71 | WQI = 26.78 |
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