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Table 3 Analysis result of dam, borehole and the controls samples

From: Human health risk assessment of cyanide levels in water and tuber crops from Kenyasi, a mining community in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana

Sample

pH

Cond. (μS/cm)

Temp (°C)

TDS (mg/L)

TSS (%)

CN− (mg/L)

Total CN− (mg/L)

Dam 1

5.88 ± 0.03

222.7 ± 5.42

30.0 ± 0.2

65 ± 4.0

525 ± 10.9

0.17 ± 0.02

22.25 ± 0.02

Dam 2

6.21 ± 0.01

214.2 ± 7.12

30.8 ± 0.1

63 ± 2.1

611 ± 15.4

0.11 ± 0.01

22.13 ± 0.03

Dam 3

6.20 ± 0.02

210.0 ± 5.42

30.2 ± 0.1

61 ± 4.0

571 ± 12.4

0.12 ± 0.02

22.30 ± 0.27

Dam 4

4.11 ± 0.01

274.7 ± 6.00

30.5 ± 0.2

69 ± 3.0

634 ± 15.7

0.21 ± 0.02

21.71 ± 0.03

Dam 5

6.02 ± 0.01

117.1 ± 6.12

30.1 ± 0.1

54 ± 5.0

514 ± 10.6

0.15 ± 0.01

21.47 ± 0.05

Dam 6

5.95 ± 0.04

111.5 ± 7.10

30.3 ± 0.3

52 ± 3.0

504 ± 12.4

0.14 ± 0.01

21.54 ± 0.04

Dam 7

3.98 ± 0.02

301.5 ± 10.41

30.5 ± 0.1

70 ± 5.0

617 ± 8.51

0.22 ± 0.02

20.52 ± 0.09

SW 1

6.96 ± 0.02

119.5 ± 5.70

22.7 ± 0.2

55 ± 4.0

245 ± 14.5

0.09 ± 0.01

12.38 ± 0.01

SW 2

6.99 ± 0.01

118.9 ± 8.42

22.1 ± 0.2

52 ± 2.0

224 ± 8.7

0.10 ± 0.01

13.57 ± 0.02

Borehole

 BH1

5.97 ± 0.04

298.0 ± 10.6

26.9 ± 0.1

65 ± 0.1

401 ± 8.4

0.23 ± 0.02

26.07 ± 0.02

 BH2

6.31 ± 0.06

261.5 ± 9.01

26.4 ± 0.0

63 ± 0.5

355 ± 6.2

0.17 ± 0.02

24.43 ± 0.98

 BH3

6.38 ± 0.02

221.1 ± 10.2

26.7 ± 0.1

58 ± 0.4

445 ± 8.4

0.16 ± 0.01

27.05 ± 1.17

 BH4

6.80 ± 0.02

170.2 ± 6.40

26.0 ± 0.0

51 ± 0.2

330 ± 4.6

0.16 ± 0.02

25.57 ± 0.02

 BH5

6.72 ± 0.07

172.0 ± 5.00

26.3 ± 0.1

55 ± 0.4

505 ± 7.1

0.17 ± 0.01

25.55 ± 0.40

 BH6

6.93 ± 0.01

202.3 ± 5.12

26.4 ± 0.1

60 ± 0.5

321 ± 9.1

0.19 ± 0.01

24.15 ± 0.08

 BH7

7.02 ± 0.03

116.8 ± 8.41

26.8 ± 0.1

49 ± 0.4

312 ± 4.3

0.15 ± 0.01

22.82 ± 0.03

 Cw1

7.05 ± 0.01

109.0 ± 5.10

26.2 ± 0.2

24 ± 0.3

241 ± 4.1

0.09 ± 0.01

3.13 ± 0.010

 Cw2

7.21 ± 0.01

88.2 ± 4.21

26.1 ± 0.1

26 ± 0.1

235 ± 5.0

0.09 ± 0.00

2.96 ± 0.020

  1. Cond. – conductivity, Temp – Temperature, TDS – Total dissolved solids, TSS – Total suspended solids