Table 1 List of the 10 sampling sites, their location, land use and suspected sources of faecal contamination impacting each site
Site code | Location | Land use | Suspected sources of faecal pollution |
|---|---|---|---|
R1 | Erinle-Ede | Peri-urban | Tourists, coastal birds, cattle, run offs |
R2 | Ido Osun | Pasture | Fisher men, cattle, wild animals, run offs |
R3 | Osun-Osogbo | Urban | Farmers, tourists, wild animals, run offs |
R4 | Oba-Iwo | Peri-urban | Farmers, coastal birds, wild animals, run offs |
R5 | Ejigbo | Rural | Farmers and wild animals |
R6 | Ilobu-Okinni | Rural | Dilutions from vehicle washing centers, swimmers, animal inputs, run offs |
R7 | Asejire-Ikire | Peri-urban | Pollution by a bottling company, fisher men, coastal birds, wild animals |
R8 | Ishasha | Rural | Fisher men, dilutions from palm oil processing, swimmers, wild animals, run offs |
R9 | Ila-Oke Ila | Rural | Fisher men, farmers, cattle, wild animals |
R10 | Otin-Okuku | Pasture | Fisher men, farmers, cattle, wild animals, run offs |