| Physicochemical Property |
Mean ± SD | Category/Reference Standard | Number of Samples Per Source of Water | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tap Stream Well Borehole | ||||||
| (n=31) (n=1) (n=33) (n=35) | ||||||
| pH | 6.03±1.07 | Below 6.5 6.5-8.5 Above 8.5 |
15 | 0 | 21 | 26 |
| 20 | 1 | 11 | 5 | |||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Turbidity (NTU) |
9.5±61.8 | Below 5 Above 5 |
28 | 1 | 28 | 30 |
| 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |||
| Conductivity (µS/cm) |
146.7±140.4 | Below 400 Above 400 |
30 | 1 | 33 | 32 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| TDS (mg/L) |
73.3±70.2 | Below 500 Above 500 |
30 | 1 | 33 | 35 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total hardness (mg/L) |
64.6±70.3 | 17.1 - 60 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 19 |
| 60 - 120 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 16 | ||
| Above 180 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||