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 6
Water guidelines for drinking and agricultural uses.
| | Parameter | Guidelines for drinking water | | EU [43] | EPA [18] | MINDIC [42] | WHO [14] |
| | T (°C) | — | — | 25 | — | | pH | 6.5−9.5 | 6.5−8.5 | 6.5−9.0 | — | | EC (μS/cm) | 2,500 | — | 1,000 | — | | TDS (mg/L) | — | 500 | — | 1,000 | | Turbidity (NTU) | — | — | 2 | | | TSS (mg/L) | — | — | 1,500 | — | | TH (mg/L) | — | — | — | — | | TA (mg·/L) | — | — | — | — | | (mg/L) | 200 | — | 150 | | | (mg/L) | — | — | 12 | — | | (mg/L) | — | — | 50 | — | | (mg/L) | — | — | — | | | (mg/L) | 0.5 | — | 0.5 | | | (mg/L) | 50 | 45 | 50 | 50 | | (mg/L) | 1.5 | 4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | | (mg/L) | 250 | 250 | 200 | | | (mg/L) | 250 | — | 250 | | | (mg/L) | — | — | — | — | | (mg/L) | — | — | — | — |
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Disinfection effectiveness; taste consideration. |
