Research Article

Assessment of Bacteriological Quality and Physiochemical Parameters of Domestic Water Sources in Jenin Governorate: A Case Study

Table 9

Distribution of the tested drinking water samples for total coliforms and their classifications according to their level of contamination and the recommended treatment procedure.

Recommended treatment procedure Range of total coliforms (CFU/100 mL)Degree of contaminationPercentage of samples (%)

No treatment0–3085.53
Chlorination only4–5018.37
Flocculation, sedimentation, and then chlorination51–50,00024.40
Very high contamination, needs special treatment>50,00031.71

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