Research Article
Assessment of the Nutrients in the Leachate and the Groundwater Quality for Drinking and Farming around the Nkolfoulou Landfill in Yaoundé, Cameroon
Table 14
Classification of drinking water for cattle based on
and TDS [
58].
| Parameter | Range | Description |
| (mg/L) | | Safe | | Safe with restrictions | | Harmful | | Risk of death | >661 | Unsafe |
| TDS (mg/L) | <1,000 | Safe | 1,000−2,999 | May cause mild diarrhoea | 3,000−4,999 | May cause diarrhoea | 5,000−6,999 | Unsafe to lactating or Pregnant cattle | 7,000−10,000 | Health problems | >10,000 | Unsafe |
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