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Table 1 Different characteristics of water samples

From: Bacteriological quality of bottled drinking water versus municipal tap water in Dharan municipality, Nepal

Characteristics

Type of water

P value

Tap water (mean ± SD)

Bottled water (mean ± SD)

Temperature (°C)

16.01 ± 3.62

17.75 ± 0.44

<0.05

pH

7.63 ± 0.50

6.5 ± 0.57

<0.05

TPC/0.1 ml

18.58 ± 17.70

120.88 ± 85.82

<0.05

TCC/100 ml

10.61 ± 22.49

19.33 ± 48.52

0.102

FCC/100 ml

2.95 ± 9.26

0

<0.05

FSC/100 ml

3.33 ± 9.68

0

0.050