Bacteriological and Physicochemical Quality of Drinking Water in Wegeda Town, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 3

Median (range) (n = 15) values of the physicochemical parameter in the drinking water samples from the different sources and households’ containers in Wegeda town, 2018/19.

Samples	pH	Temperature (°C)	Turbidity (NTU)	Conductivity (μs/cm)	NO3 (mg/l)	NH3 (mg/l)	SO4 (mg/l)
TW-H	7.11 (1.32)	16.1 (5.81)	2 (2.2)	749 (68)	5 (7.71)	0.02 (0.11)	3.4 (3.7)
PS-H	6.8 (2.04)	20.4 (1.1)	5 (2.8)	513 (160)	6.02 (16)	0.3 (0.31)	4 (3.09)
HDW-H	6.6 (2)	20.8 (3)	7 (14)	616 (45)	6.6 (15.15)	0.18 (0.57)	3.55 (4.1)
UPS-H	6.6 (2.17)	21 (4.37)	8.9 (22.1)	493 (61.8)	13.22 (14.17)	0.12 (0.36)	3.55 (4)
PS	6.56 (2.09)	22 (7.5)	5 (3)	512 (114)	6 (22.01)	0.2 (0.7)	3.65 (3.1)
UPS	6.51 (2.08)	24 (6)	7 (20.5)	441 (96.5)	12 (8.1)	0.32 (0.37)	5.3 (5.78)
TW	7.12 (1.93)	17 (4)	1.5 (1.4)	762 (40)	3.9 (9.77)	0 (0.31)	3.01 (2.5)
HDW	7.27 (0.84)	23 (5.8)	4 (26)	632 (30)	7.1 (16.5)	0.11 (0.35)	3.3 (3)
WHO	6.5–8.5	<15	<5	1000	50	1.5	250

Note: sample codes are as indicated in Table 1.