Table 2 Summary of water quality parameters collected at the Densu Delta Ramsar Site and Weija Lake, south-east coastal Ghana
Water quality parameters | Densu Delta Ramsar Site | Weija Lake | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Range | Mean ± SD | Range | Mean ± SD | |
pH | 6.63–8.84 | 7.83 ± 0.84 | 5.00–7.00 | 6.25 ± 0.75 |
Salinity (‰) | 0.30–25.4 | 7.08 ± 9.37 | 0.10–0.20 | 0.19 ± 0.03 |
Conductivity (ms/cm) | 0.61–40.07 | 11.70 ± 14.70 | 0.30–0.43 | 0.38 ± 0.04 |
Total dissolved solids (g/L) | 0.38–24.30 | 7.17 ± 8.91 | 0.19–0.28 | 0.24 ± 0.03 |
Transparency (cm) | 15.00–44.00 | 30.70 ± 10.66 | 35.00–51.00 | 44.58 ± 4.87 |
Turbidity (NTU) | 41.00–146.00 | 88.58 ± 39.07 | 37.00–59.00 | 51.58 ± 7.18 |