Research Article
Physiochemical Analysis of Drinking Water and Treatment with a Homemade Filter: A Case Study of Illu Abba Bor Zone, Ethiopia
Table 1
Laboratory results for physiochemical water quality parameters of water sample.
| S. no. | Parameters | Tulube | Seddo | Sardo | #WHO limit [33] | EPA [34] |
| 1 | pH | 7.34 | 7.37 | 7.40 | 6.5–8.5 | 6.5–8.5 | 2 | Conductivity (μs/cm) | 1800 | 1726 | 1650 | 2000 | 2000 | 3 | TDS (ppm) | 800 | 760 | 600 | 1000 | 500 | 4 | Alkalinity (ppm) | 300 | 280 | 290 | 500 | 600 | 5 | Turbidity (NTU) | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5 | 5–7 | 6 | Chloride (mg/L) | 180 | 190 | 185 | 260 | 250 | 7 | Total hardness (ppm) | 300 | 280 | 310 | 500 | 600 | 8 | Calcium (mg/L) | 30 | 35 | 32 | 75 | - | 9 | Magnesium (mg/L) | 30 | 40 | 30 | 150 | - | 10 | Ammonia (mg/L) | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.5 | - | 11 | Nitrate (mg/L) | 25 | 28 | 30 | 50 | 45 | 12 | Phosphate (mg/L) | 30 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 45 | 13 | Lead (ppm) | 0.1082 | 0.1073 | 0.1087 | 0.01 | 0.005 | 14 | Copper (ppm) | $BDL | 0.0643 | 0.0661 | 1 | 1-1.3 | 15 | Chromium (ppm) | 0.0027 | 0.0023 | 0.0031 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 16 | Zinc (ppm) | 0.2102 | 0.2388 | 0.1333 | 1.2–2.5 | 5 |
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EPA–Environmental Protection Agency. #WHO–World Health Organization. $BDL–below detection limit. |