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Table 3 Detailed descriptions of water odor in Ogale and Eteo

From: Petroleum contaminated water and health symptoms: a cross-sectional pilot study in a rural Nigerian community

 

Water location and source (n (%))

 

Ogale (n = 39)

Eteo (n = 8)

Odor description

Borehole

Sachet

Emergency

Borehole

Sachet

Any odor

32 (82.1)

1 (2.6)

6 (15.4)

6 (75.0)

2 (25.0)

Fuel

27 (69.2)

1 (2.6)

1 (2.6)

1 (12.5)

0

Chlorine

0

0

4 (10.3)

0

0

Chemical

2 (5.1)

0

1 (2.6)

0

1 (12.5)

Mold

0

0

0

1 (12.5)

0

Mud

1 (2.6)

0

0

0

0

Unpleasant

0

0

0

3 (37.5)

0

Smoke

1 (2.6)

0

0

0

0

Don’t know

1 (2.6)

0

0

1 (12.5)

1 (12.5)