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Groundwater Type Statistic<br />

Village Wells<br />

Monitoring Wells<br />

Water Quality Standards<br />

Apparent<br />

Colour<br />

True<br />

Colour<br />

DO Field<br />

mg/L<br />

Table C4-7<br />

Groundwater Chemistry (2001-2007)<br />

Akyem Project<br />

Eastern Region, Ghana<br />

Temp Field<br />

°C<br />

Field Electrical<br />

Conductivity<br />

uS/cm<br />

Lab Electrical<br />

Conductivity<br />

uS/cm<br />

pH field<br />

s.u.<br />

pH lab<br />

s.u.<br />

Total<br />

Dissolved<br />

Solids<br />

mg/L<br />

Total<br />

Suspended<br />

Solids<br />

mg/L<br />

Turbidity,<br />

field<br />

NTU<br />

Turbidity, lab<br />

NTU<br />

Total # Samples Analysed 137 196 7 95 109 204 109 204 312 244 82 189<br />

Total Non Detect 17 90 0 NA NA NA NA NA 0 24 0 2<br />

Minimum 0 0 0.5 25.5 12.5 0.1 5 3 3.3 0.1 0 0<br />

Maximum 95 26 3 31.3 1255 749 7 7 840 418.3 37 147<br />

Mean 18 5 1.3 27 342 189 6 6 197 24 3 5<br />

Standard Deviation 16 5 0.8 1.1 239 171 0.4 1 123 60 6 16<br />

Total # Samples Analysed 59 59 17 36 70 ND 58 10 60 60 50 17<br />

Total Non Detect 54 50 0 NA NA ND NA NA 0 33 6 0<br />

Minimum 5 0 0.39 21.4 7.9 ND 5 5.8 64 0.1 0 0<br />

Maximum 200 10 1.8 27.4 665 ND 7 7 530 332.4 660 20<br />

Mean 8 5 0.84 25 73 ND 7 7 211 11 19 1<br />

Standard Deviation<br />

USEPA MCL PRIMARY<br />

25 2 0.44 2 124 ND 0.4 0.4 95 48 97 5<br />

USEPA MCL SECONDARY<br />

WHO DWG<br />

15 500 500 6.5-8.5 6.5-8.5 500<br />

GSB/GWC DWG 15 6.5-8.5 6.5-8.5 1000<br />

Note: DO = dissolved oxygen; mg/L = milligrams per liter; C = Celsius; uS/cm = microSiemens per centimeter; s.u. = standard units; NTU = nephelometric turbidity units.<br />

ND = no data<br />

NA = not analyzed<br />

U = value is detection limit<br />

Shaded cell = value exceeds lowest std.<br />

USEPA = U.S. Environmental Protection Agency<br />

WHO = World Health Org.<br />

DWG = Drinking Water Goal<br />

GSB/GWC = Ghana Stds Board and Water Co.

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