Research Article

Analysis and Water Quality Control of Alternative Sources in Bangolan, Northwest Cameroon

Table 4

Results of analysed anions in the samples from ten water sources in Bangolan within the study period.

Sample codesParameters
(mg/L) (mg/L) (mg/L)Cl (mg/L) (mg/L)

STnts22.00 ± 12.04 (10.65–38.25)1.04 ± 0.97 (0.20–2.40)1.13 ± 0.62 (0.56–1.96)0.28 ± 0.21 (0.01–0.39)0.26 ± 0.37 (0.01–0.80)
Wnts21.15 ± 10.21 (10.5–31.02)0.60 ± 0.35 (0.30–1.01)0.98 ± 0.90 (0.43 ± 2.32)0.04 ± 0.04 (0.01–0.03)0.20 ± 0.28 (0.00–0.61)
Wnkw21.273 ± 14.099 (10.36–41.81)0.35 ± 0.35 (0.16–0.87)0.62 ± 0.84 (0.05–1.83)0.22 ± 0.26 (0.07–0.61)0.02 ± 0.02 (0.00–0.04)
Wmbu14.79 ± 10.44 (6.41–30.03)0.58 ± 0.40 (0.19–1.06)1.01 ± 1.47 (0.05–3.16)0.29 ± 0.49 (0.02–1.02)0.05 ± 0.07 (0.00–0.14)
SPmak10.74 ± 6.59 (5.66–20.23)1.29 ± 1.58 (0.20–3.60)2.24 ± 2.32 (0.56–5.67)0.44 ± 0.59 (0.01–1.30)0.74 ± 0.63 (0.05–1.56)
Tngo12.50 ± 2.46 (10.42–15.41)0.83 ± 0.92 (0.19–2.18)1.53 ± 1.12 (0.84–3.20)0.21 ± 0.36 (0.01–0.75)0.45 ± 0.83 (0.00–1.67
Wnja12.093 ± 4.023 (9.32–18.07)0.89 ± 0.89 (0.24–2.19)0.84 ± 0.26 (0.56–1.18)0.04 ± 0.04 (0.00–0.09)0.57 ± 0.97 (0.01–2.02)
Wnja114.45 ± 4.84 (10.31–19.86)0.77 ± 0.60 (0.21–1.50)0.76 ± 0.36 (0.37–1.19)0.28 ± 0.23 (0.05–0.53)0.24 ± 0.35 (0.04–0.76)
Tnk43.03 ± 15.73 (31.61–65.45)0.76 ± 0.89 (0.15–2.08)1.40 ± 0.69 (0.76–2.02)0.52 ± 0.58 (0.06–1.36)1.01 ± 0.74 (0.01–1.74)
SPnke26.74 ± 6.45 (24.30–31.36)1.43 ± 1.85 (0.19–4.11)1.74 ± 1.66 (0.56–4.18)0.42 ± 0.72 (0.01–1.50)1.72 ± 1.83 (0.28–4.17)
WHO100025050250≤5

Values presented are expressed as mean values ± standard deviation (minimum–maximum) (n = 10).