Table 1 Selection of the main Ecuadorian rivers and their collection samples for microbial, physicochemical, and metal analysis in this study.
From: Determining the microbial and chemical contamination in Ecuador’s main rivers
Location | River | GPS Coordinates | City (Province) | Region | Collection sampling | Mean annual discharge (m3 s-1) a | Monthly average temperature (°C)b | Annual Precipitation (mm) b | Name of INAMHI Stations | GPS Coordinates of INAMHI Stations | Height of INAMHI Stations (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Machángara | 0°14′03.6"S/78°30′53.0"W | Quito (Pichincha) | Andean | April 2016 | 4.2 | N/A | 1381.9 | M0325 Garcia Moreno | 0°14′5"S/78°37′38"W | 1950 |
2 | Guayllabamba | 0°4′6,961″S/78° 22′21,87″W | Guayllabamba (Pichincha) | Andean | April 2016 | N/A | N/A | 847 | M0345 Calderon | 0°5′54″S/78°25′15″W | 2645 |
3 | Tomebamba | 2°53′44.1″S/78°58′07.5″W | Santa Ana de los Cuatro Ríos de Cuenca, commonly referred as Cuenca (Azuay) | Andean | May 2016 | 21.37 | N/A | 878 | M0426 Ricaurte-Cuenca | 2°51′3″S/78°56′55″W | 2545 |
4 | Zamora | 3°58′42.21″S/79°12′10.68″W | Loja (Loja) | Andean | June 2016 | N/A | N/A | 621.3 | M0759 El Tambo-Loja | 4°4′25″S/79°18′0″W | 1580 |
5 | Esmeraldas | 0°56′31.3"N/79°38′34.5"W | Esmeraldas (Esmeraldas) | Coastal | July 2016 | 88.25 | N/A | 614.3 | M0441 Sague (San Mateo) | 0°53′13″S/79°37′54″W | 15 |
6 | Toachi | 0°14′46.2″S/79°8′02,1″W | Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas) | Coastal | July 2016 | 48.20 | N/A | 2792.4 | M0348 Santa Anita-Km 10 Via Chone | 0°13′50″S/79°14′54″W | 560 |
7 | Chone | 0°41′41.6″ S/80°5′15.3″ W | Chone (Manabí) | Coastal | July 2016 | N/A | 25.32 | 1486.4 | M0162 Chone—U. Catolica | 0°39′51″S/80°2′11″W | 13 |
8 | Guayas | 2°06′55.5"S/79°52′43.3"W | Guayaquil (Guayas) | Coastal | July 2016 | 1654.50 | 26.2 | 1064.5 | M1096 Guayaquil—U. Estatal | 2°12′0″S/79°53′0″W | 6 |
9 | Aguarico | 0°03′36,8"N/76°52′25,0"W | Nueva Loja, also known as Lago Agrio (Sucumbios) | Amazonian | June 2016 | N/A | 23.8 | 4637.8 | M1203 Lumbaqui | 0°2′26″S/77°20′2″W | 580 |
10 | Coca | 0°27′24,43″S/76°59′9,143″W | Puerto Francisco de Orellana, also known as El Coca (Orellana) | Amazonian | June 2016 | 32.23 | 25.5 | 3261.4 | M1221 San Jose De Payamino | 0°30′14″S/77°19′3″W | 345 |
11 | Napo | 1°02′40.12″S/77°47′37.61″W | Tena (Napo) | Amazonian | June 2016 | 1105 | N/A | 2186.7 | M0490 Sardinas | 0°22′16″S/77°48′6″W | 1615 |
12 | Pastaza | 1°27′05.8"S/78°09′18.6"W | Puyo (Pastaza) | Amazonian | June 2016 | N/A | 21.8 | 3557.1 | M0041 Sangay (P. Santa Ana) | 1°41′18″S/77°57′31″W | 880 |
