Table 1 Values of the descriptive statistics of HMs concentrations (mg.kg−1) in surface sediments of lakes in the N2 areas.

From: Heavy metals in lake surface sediments in protected areas in Poland: concentration, pollution, ecological risk, sources and spatial distribution

Statistics

Cr

Ni

Cu

Zn

Cd

Pb

Minimum

2.51

1.33

0.20

13.0

0.025

2.0

1st Quartile

6.50

4.83

7.15

44.0

0.117

22.0

Mean

13.06

9.58

21.66

87.5

0.961

45.7

Median

9.44

7.24

13.30

72.0

0.486

37.0

3rd Quartile

17.50

12.80

24.00

126.0

1.590

70.0

Maximum

106.00

29.00

164.00

240.0

7.630

150.0

Standard deviation

13.15

6.25

25.71

53.9

1.164

33.8

Interquartile range

11.0

7.97

16.85

82.0

1.473

48.0

Coefficient of variation

100.67

65.26

118.69

61.53

121.19

74.08

Skewness (-)

4.90

1.13

3.24

0.98

2.76

0.96

Kurtosis (-)

32.80

0.73

13.59

0.19

12.99

0.50

Distribution type (-)

Lognormal

Lognormal

Lognormal

Lognormal

Lognormal

Lognormal

Number of outliers (-)

2

0

4

0

1

0