Fig 1.
Map of study area in Jimma town, southwestern Ethiopia.
Table 1.
Method validation results including recovery, LOD, and LOQ.
Table 2.
Mean concentration (μg/L) of pesticide residue in a different stage of the conventional water treatment process.
Table 3.
Pesticide residue concentrations (mean ± SD) in (μg/L) in Jimma town water distribution system.
Table 4.
Percentage reduction of pesticide residue (%) through the conventional water treatment process.
Table 5.
Mean concentration, percentage reduction, and PF of pesticides in the different household water treatment processes.