Table 1 Statistical results of the concentrations of trace elements in each selected area in S. alterniflora root: median, mean, standard deviation and variation range.

From: Nanoscale measurement of trace element distributions in Spartina alterniflora root tissue during dormancy

Scan #

Statistics

As

Ca

Cr

Cu

Fe

Mn

Ni

S

Zn

S2493

n

10201

10201

10201

10201

10201

10201

10201

10200

10201

S2493

min

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.783

1.07

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

S2493

max

7.60

17.4

13.6

59.2

723.4

27.3

21.1

13.1

26.4

S2493

median

0.69

0.86

2.46

27.8

44.9

3.04

4.08

0.10

6.28

S2493

mean

0.98

1.15

2.66

28.2

54.3

3.37

4.34

0.59

6.57

S2493

s.d.

1.04

1.41

1.83

6.14

46.95

2.19

2.36

0.89

3.29

S2496

n

10201

10201

10201

10201

10201

10201

10201

10201

10201

S2496

min

0.000

0.000

0.019

54.4

34.0

0.323

0.137

0.000

0.000

S2496

max

21.2

74.4

22.2

253

1815

33.0

30.4

29.1

38.6

S2496

median

2.80

5.56

7.73

97.0

190

8.88

9.40

4.28

12.0

S2496

mean

3.42

6.68

7.94

97.2

220

9.21

9.69

4.62

12.2

S2496

s.d.

2.83

5.25

3.15

12.3

135

3.67

3.66

2.65

5.08

S2498

n

10201

10201

10201

10201

10201

10201

10201

10201

10201

S2498

min

0.000

0.000

0.000

44.7

35.0

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

S2498

max

20.2

81.1

21.6

124

2421

45.0

27.4

119

28.0

S2498

median

2.06

3.37

6.22

77.6

103

7.05

7.30

3.25

9.54

S2498

mean

2.67

4.07

6.48

78.0

170

7.47

7.54

4.24

9.80

S2498

s.d.

2.47

4.24

2.92

10.3

226

3.48

3.12

6.51

4.40

S2504

n

10201

10201

10201

10201

10201

10201

10201

10201

10201

S2504

min

0.000

0.000

0.000

54.1

41.6

0.102

0.308

0.000

0.000

S2504

max

16.7

75.5

23.4

144

450

24.5

24.8

21.2

33.6

S2504

median

2.31

5.26

7.68

99.1

136

8.80

8.93

4.46

11.9

S2504

mean

2.85

7.73

7.91

99.3

157

9.04

9.22

4.81

12.2

S2504

s.d.

2.44

8.04

3.10

11.6

65.4

3.42

3.43

2.60

5.01

S2505

n

10201

10201

10201

10201

10201

10201

10201

10201

10201

S2505

min

0.000

0.000

0.000

48.1

101

0.181

0.000

0.000

1.189

S2505

max

16.9

135

58.7

159

1129

32.3

50.3

34.2

51.9

S2505

median

4.05

9.04

9.76

89.6

341

11.9

9.51

7.24

21.9

S2505

mean

4.40

14.70

10.0

90.0

352

12.1

9.76

7.83

22.2

S2505

s.d.

2.52

15.87

3.67

11.8

133

4.13

3.82

4.36

6.65

S2516

n

10201

10201

10201

10201

10201

10201

10201

10201

10201

S2516

min

0.000

0.000

0.000

23.3

39.6

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

S2516

max

14.0

93.3

19.0

94.1

693

22.8

21.6

24.0

36.4

S2516

median

2.43

7.00

5.69

50.5

242

7.15

5.74

3.95

12.8

S2516

mean

2.74

10.75

5.96

50.8

270

7.45

6.02

4.73

13.1

 

s.d.

1.99

10.44

2.81

8.31

140

3.23

2.89

3.53

5.08

S2518

n

9633

9633

9633

9633

9633

9633

9633

9633

9633

S2518

min

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

S2518

max

22.0

203

56.7

337

2048

67.3

67.1

57.4

66.3

S2518

median

5.82

20.4

11.1

94.7

576

15.2

10.7

11.0

28.0

S2518

mean

6.16

26.5

11.3

94.9

604

15.5

11.0

11.8

28.2

S2518

s.d.

3.21

21.7

3.9

12.3

266

5.15

4.00

6.22

7.50

  1. The concentration unit is in counts per second (cps). S2493, S2496 and S2498 are measured in the epidermis, and S2504, S2505, S2516 and S2518 are in the endodermis.
  2. (Abbreviation: n = number of data points, min = minimum, max = maximum, and s.d. = standard deviation).