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Assessment of Drinking Tap Water Quality in Wa Municipality, Ghana

“…Various disinfectants abound for the disinfection of drinking water; however, chlorine in one form or another is the most commonly used disinfectant in many developing countries because of its relative cheapness, efficacy, and ease of measurement, both in laboratories and in the field (Kamal et al, 2019;Gallandat et al, 2021). Additionally, Hurst (2019) posits that an important advantage over some other disinfectants is that chlorine leaves a disinfectant residual that assists in preventing recontamination during distribution, transport, and household storage of water. The analysis for chlorine in the sampled treated and tap water from the three residential areas is indicated in Table 2.…”