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Table 1 The four sources (public tabs, reservoirs, springs, wells) results of public municipal drinking water in Addis Ababa, 2016

From: Quality and safety of municipal drinking water in Addis Ababa City, Ethiopia

Sample source

Total negative

Total positive

Total coliforms

Fecal coliform positives

Total samples

Public taps

1727 (94%)

106 (6%)

78 (4%)

28 (2%)

1833

Reservoirs

403 (94%)

26 (6%)

22 (5%)

4 (1%)

429

Springs

109 (76%)

34 (24%)

21 (15%)

13 (9%)

143

Wells

431 (79%)

115 (21%)

83 (15%)

32 (6%)

546

Total

2670 (90%)

281(10%)

204 (7%)

77 (3%)

2951