Research Article
Analysis and Water Quality Control of Alternative Sources in Bangolan, Northwest Cameroon
Table 5
Results of analysed heavy metals in the samples from ten water sources in Bangolan within the study period.
| | Sample codes | Parameters | | Fe2+ (mg/L) | Zn2+ (mg/L) | Pb2+ (mg/L) | Al3+ (mg/L) | Cu2+ (mg/L) |
| | STnts | 0.19 ± 0.22 (0.01–0.51) | 1.24 ± 0.86 (0.59–2.50) | 0.00 | 0.22 ± 0.11 (0.08–0.34) | 1.16 ± 1.38 (0.16–3.11) | | Wnts | 0.01 ± 0.01 (0.00–0.03) | 0.72 ± 0.12 (0.54–0.83) | 0.00 | 0.25 ± 0.16 (0.10–0.44) | 0.48 ± 0.62 (0.02–1.34) | | Wnkw | 0.07 ± 0.08 (0.00–0.16) | 0.66 ± 0.29 (0.38–1.03) | 0.00 | 0.31 ± 0.32 (0.05–0.75) | 1.37 ± 0.59 (0.78–2.18) | | Wmbu | 0.07 ± 0.13 (0.00–0.26) | 0.65 ± 0.09 (0.56–0.75) | 0.00 | 0.39 ± 0.34 (0.10–0.88) | 0.33 ± 0.43 (0.08–0.97) | | SPmak | 0.66 ± 1.11 (0.00–2.32) | 1.07 ± 1.39 (0.18–3.11) | 0.00 | 0.15 ± 0.15 (0.06–0.37) | 0.53 ± 0.84 (0.06–1.78) | | Tngo | 1.590 ± 1.001 (0.97–3.08) | 1.10 ± 1.21 (0.14–2.71) | 0.00 | 0.20 ± 0.29 (0.05–0.63) | 0.13 ± 0.14 (0.04–0.34) | | Wnja | 0.38 ± 0.3 (0.06–0.74) | 0.55 ± 0.34 (0.08–0.78) | 0.00 | 0.19 ± 0.28 (0.03–0.60) | 0.31 ± 0.44 (0.04–0.96) | | Wnja1 | 0.44 ± 0.35 (0.12–0.78) | 0.73 ± 0.50 (0.14–1.36) | 0.00 | 0.14 ± 0.14 (0.06–0.34) | 0.33 ± 0.44 (0.06–0.96) | | Tnk | 0.85 ± 0.68 (0.20–1.50) | 2.26 ± 1.17 (0.98–3.80) | 0.00 | 0.52 ± 0.20 (0.31–0.78) | 1.09 ± 0.81 (0.17–2.14) | | SPnke | 1.76 ± 1.03 (0.87–3.24) | 1.77 ± 1.15 (0.18–2.89) | 0.003 ± 0.005 (0.00–0.01) | 0.23 ± 0.22 (0.03–0.44) | 0.42 ± 0.43 (0.04–0.88) | | WHO | — | 3 | 0.01 | 0.2 | 2 |
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Values presented are expressed as mean values ± standard deviation (minimum–maximum) (n = 10).
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