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Table 1

Physico-chemical source water characteristics

Parameter	Mean	Median	Range	Std. average mean
Turbidity (in nephelometric turbidity units)	44.5 (geometric)^a	59	3.3–350	67.09
pH	7.2	7	5.7–10.3	1.03
Total dissolved solids (mg/L)	343.5	300	30–940	269.7
Conductivity (mS/cm)	709	610	60–2,100	560.8
Temperature (°C)	29.6	29.3	26.6–32.3	1.5

Parameter	Mean	Median	Range	Std. average mean
Turbidity (in nephelometric turbidity units)	44.5 (geometric)^a	59	3.3–350	67.09
pH	7.2	7	5.7–10.3	1.03
Total dissolved solids (mg/L)	343.5	300	30–940	269.7
Conductivity (mS/cm)	709	610	60–2,100	560.8
Temperature (°C)	29.6	29.3	26.6–32.3	1.5

^aUsed here because the turbidity values were skewed.