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Table 1. Colombian drinking water quality standards and its value for some streams in the studied areas [44-47]
Parameter
E. coli
Coliform bacteria
Colour
Turbidity pH
Units
No./ 100ml
Pt/Co scale
NTU
Colombian drinking water quality standards (Resolution 2115)
15.00
2.00
Stream / Water without treatment (Point of measure: near the raw water collection point )
La Aguapante
172
221
0.76
7.71
El Hato 26
>1600
9.18
0.68
6.78
El Hato (near to the water treatment plant) 14
10.33
1.17
6.86
Guayabala
<2
4.26
9.89
7.38
La Chata 39
1.31
6.91
La Chata’s affluent (1) 48
1.15
6.00
7.46
La Chata’s affluent (2) 70
1.64
3.00
6.90
La Iguaná 33 36
2.46
0.55
6.87
Luisa Fernanda Roldán Rojas et al. Perception of Water Quality and Health Risks in the Rural Area of Medellín. American Journal of Rural Development, 2013, Vol. 1, No. 5, doi: /ajrd-1-5-2
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