Research Article

Quality of Drinking Water from Springs in Palestine: West Bank as a Case Study

Table 6

Distribution of tested cistern samples for faecal coliforms (CFU/100 ml) according to classified degree of risk [3].

Range of faecal coliforms (CFU/100 mL)Degree of riskPercentage of samples (%)

ZeroNo risk97
1–10Simple risk2
11–100Moderate risk1
101–1,000High risk0
<1000Very high risk0