Table 4

Chemical analysis of collected samples (tap water, sea water and whirlpool sea water)

ParameterMeasuring unitWhirlpool sea water sampleaTap water sampleRaw sea water sampleWhirlpool sea water sampleb
Air temperature °C 28.0 26.0 26.5 24.0 
Sample temperature °C 34.7 18.0 24.7 32.0 
Free chlorine mg/L 0.90 0.05 ND 1.05 
Colour °Pt/Co <5 ND <5 
Turbidity NTU 0.28 2.6 ND 0.20 
pH pH unit 7.6 8.2 ND 7.1 
Conductivity μS/cm 10,780 398 52,400 52,900 
KMnO4 consumption mg/L O2 1.0 0.58 ND 0.7 
Trihalomethanes μg/L 94 ND ND 95 
Salinity psu ND ND 36 ND 
ParameterMeasuring unitWhirlpool sea water sampleaTap water sampleRaw sea water sampleWhirlpool sea water sampleb
Air temperature °C 28.0 26.0 26.5 24.0 
Sample temperature °C 34.7 18.0 24.7 32.0 
Free chlorine mg/L 0.90 0.05 ND 1.05 
Colour °Pt/Co <5 ND <5 
Turbidity NTU 0.28 2.6 ND 0.20 
pH pH unit 7.6 8.2 ND 7.1 
Conductivity μS/cm 10,780 398 52,400 52,900 
KMnO4 consumption mg/L O2 1.0 0.58 ND 0.7 
Trihalomethanes μg/L 94 ND ND 95 
Salinity psu ND ND 36 ND 

ND, not done.

aSample was taken at the time of incident.

bSample in which survival experiments were performed.

All chemical parameters were in accordance with regulations.

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