Table 6 Average values of the physicochemical parameters for each cluster.

From: Probabilistic modelling is superior to deterministic approaches in the human health risk assessment: an example from a tribal stretch in central India

Parameters

C1

C2

C3

pH

8.03

7.69

7.30

EC

572.00

980.43

2939.67

TDS

366.08

627.47

1881.39

TH

156.18

316.43

686.67

Ca2+

37.06

88.29

192.67

Mg2+

15.25

22.97

49.20

Na+

57.29

51.17

140.57

K+

2.12

2.41

2.60

HCO3

293.49

252.86

421.00

Cl

19.66

84.73

355.03

SO42−

15.82

48.33

58.57

NO3

16.10

65.11

108.27

F

1.14

0.53

0.73

  1. Bold indicates the highest average value of a parameter among the three clusters. Bold-Italics indicates the second highest average value of a parameter to identify the special tracer. Italics indicates the lowest average value of a parameter among the three clusters.