Table 3 EF values of seldom monitored trace elements in surface sediments of the Three Gorges Reservoir during summer (July) and winter (November).

From: The spatial distribution, accumulation and potential source of seldom monitored trace elements in sediments of Three Gorges Reservoir, China

Sampling sites

Li

Be

B

V

Ni

Ga

Sn

Sb

Tl

Bi

Summer (July)

 ZY-1

1.98

1.29

2.41

1.14

1.08

1.54

0.90

7.34

1.44

1.13

 ZY-2

1.56

1.43

1.75

1.25

1.27

1.64

0.90

4.71

1.22

1.20

 ZY-3

1.03

1.24

0.89

1.25

1.23

1.82

0.86

4.86

1.12

1.37

 MX-1

1.36

1.49

1.52

1.24

1.24

2.11

0.88

8.98

1.37

1.04

 MX-2

1.66

1.58

1.61

1.50

1.38

2.20

1.06

6.74

1.76

1.23

 MX-3

1.30

1.37

1.00

1.60

1.37

2.64

0.94

6.28

1.60

1.04

 MX-4

1.37

1.38

1.38

1.28

1.31

1.98

0.92

6.18

1.42

1.10

 MX-5

1.17

1.22

1.14

1.16

1.23

1.88

0.88

8.37

1.18

1.41

 CJ

1.00

1.12

0.95

1.18

1.26

1.87

0.80

6.61

1.12

1.17

 CT-1

1.28

1.59

2.30

1.37

1.27

2.25

1.02

4.78

1.65

1.28

 CT-2

1.20

1.35

1.05

1.64

1.36

2.89

0.95

4.22

1.60

1.05

 CT-3

1.15

1.44

1.06

1.39

1.33

1.95

0.93

4.56

1.21

1.54

 Minimum Value

1.00

1.12

0.89

1.14

1.08

1.54

0.80

4.22

1.12

1.04

 Maximum Value

1.98

1.59

2.41

1.64

1.38

2.89

1.06

8.98

1.76

1.54

 Mean (N = 110)

1.34

1.37

1.42

1.33

1.28

2.06

0.92

6.14

1.39

1.21

 S.D. (N = 110)

0.28

0.14

0.52

0.17

0.08

0.39

0.07

1.56

0.23

0.16

Winter (November)

 ZY-1

1.00

1.18

0.94

1.11

1.22

1.95

0.91

2.69

0.99

1.17

 ZY-2

1.09

1.25

1.00

1.31

1.48

2.24

0.93

3.83

1.10

1.65

 ZY-3

1.52

1.24

2.14

1.16

1.11

2.54

0.93

3.95

1.52

1.27

 CT-1

1.08

1.28

1.28

1.25

1.26

1.91

0.91

2.56

1.09

1.34

 CT-2

1.20

1.36

1.23

1.27

1.33

1.80

0.95

2.65

1.01

1.37

 CT-3

1.09

1.22

1.00

1.15

1.25

1.99

1.00

3.26

0.95

1.42

 Minimum Value

1.00

1.18

0.94

1.11

1.11

1.80

0.91

2.56

0.95

1.17

 Maximum Value

1.52

1.36

2.14

1.31

1.48

2.54

1.00

3.95

1.52

1.65

 Mean (N = 42)

1.16

1.26

1.27

1.21

1.27

2.07

0.94

3.16

1.11

1.37

 S.D. (N = 42)

0.18

0.06

0.45

0.08

0.12

0.27

0.03

0.62

0.21

0.16