Bacteriological and Physical Quality of Locally Packaged Drinking Water in Kampala, Uganda

Table 1

Descriptive statistics of the total coliform count, pH, and turbidity in packaged water brands.

Parameters	Median	Std. deviation	Range	Max.	Min.	Standards
Bottled water						WHO	National
Total coliform	0.0	3.44	11	11	0.0	0	0
Faecal coliform	0.0
pH	7.2	0.32	1.1	7.8	6.8	<8.0	6.5–8.5
Turbidity	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	<5	<5
Sachet water
Total coliform	3.0	18.9	65.0	65.0	0.0	0	0
Faecal coliform	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0
pH	7.0	0.33	1.0	7.6	6.7	<8.5	6.5–8.5
Turbidity	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	<5	<5