Table 2 The mean values and coefficients of variation (CV) of physicochemical water parameters along the longitudinal profile of the Stara river in 2022–2024.

From: Transformation of water chemistry in the Stara River under climate and land use changes in the Carpathians

Sampling point

Parameter

pH

EC

Ca2+

Mg2+

Na+

K+

NH4+

HCO3

SO42−

Cl

NO3

NO2

PO43−

µS·cm−1

mg·dm−3

1

Mean

6.99

414.3

59.00

12.35

11.79

1.70

0.01

194.56

47.37

11.82

1.48

0.14

0.01

CV [%]

1.56

11.9

16.06

15.92

4.71

19.65

51.59

27.19

10.33

5.17

38.07

163.18

34.64

2

Mean

7.33

418.1

56.13

13.07

14.04

1.97

0.00

197.04

45.56

15.02

1.79

0.01

0.01

CV [%]

1.14

9.4

13.51

14.51

5.09

16.45

43.80

24.54

11.20

4.46

23.39

142.84

54.23

3

Mean

7.29

394.4

51.66

12.18

14.70

1.95

0.01

173.45

42.99

15.45

1.72

0.01

0.01

CV [%]

0.71

8.1

12.46

13.03

4.11

20.20

84.82

22.50

12.29

6.19

26.06

89.13

34.64

4

Mean

7.29

394.6

51.72

12.19

14.59

2.09

0.01

179.34

41.75

15.32

1.96

0.02

0.01

CV [%]

1.27

7.5

11.82

12.57

2.64

18.75

114.36

21.59

12.59

6.25

28.43

131.93

34.64

5

Mean

7.23

487.9

61.17

14.20

20.16

4.80

0.01

199.35

49.35

25.30

8.50

0.13

0.03

CV [%]

2.08

6.4

9.54

11.92

3.41

40.88

122.15

17.81

3.30

9.35

59.92

129.56

83.57

6

Mean

7.23

509.8

64.29

13.75

23.63

3.53

0.01

226.04

42.23

31.05

3.52

0.04

0.02

CV [%]

0.96

2.8

8.38

10.85

17.55

25.50

106.80

20.63

10.74

33.65

58.29

144.73

118.68

7

Mean

7.37

539.0

69.66

15.63

22.82

3.50

0.01

249.98

42.73

30.93

2.57

0.07

0.01

CV [%]

1.49

4.6

8.98

11.96

11.16

23.10

85.22

18.61

12.16

23.54

49.36

170.24

34.64

8

Mean

7.45

540.3

70.47

15.91

22.52

3.39

0.01

253.85

42.08

29.67

2.76

0.04

0.01

CV [%]

1.50

4.5

9.34

11.79

8.44

25.35

102.53

19.28

10.48

21.27

60.03

167.72

39.46

9

Mean

7.48

541.3

70.85

15.92

22.62

3.38

0.01

246.98

41.26

28.77

2.84

0.05

0.01

CV [%]

1.42

4.5

9.15

11.56

7.61

25.71

64.21

17.18

10.54

22.01

56.14

133.32

34.64

10

Mean

7.44

542.6

71.07

15.79

22.76

3.34

0.04

262.87

40.91

28.50

2.43

0.06

0.01

CV [%]

1.63

4.7

9.16

11.91

4.82

25.71

128.47

18.65

11.78

16.70

53.06

133.56

34.64

11

Mean

7.53

555.5

74.96

15.30

22.38

4.18

0.01

259.95

43.69

27.41

2.26

0.04

0.01

CV [%]

2.05

4.0

8.82

10.86

4.63

37.78

122.68

17.36

9.86

17.56

50.07

152.21

34.64

12

Mean

7.46

573.8

75.61

15.29

25.08

4.74

0.02

265.98

46.48

31.27

3.62

0.21

0.27

CV [%]

2.34

6.6

9.43

11.41

17.39

49.13

139.70

18.92

10.29

15.06

48.64

163.14

124.63

13

Mean

7.40

608.1

77.55

15.50

31.22

6.30

0.01

267.43

49.12

38.23

7.95

0.06

1.49

CV [%]

2.07

8.5

11.43

13.05

21.63

47.34

132.01

19.06

9.12

16.90

26.15

137.40

83.96

14

Mean

7.45

609.4

77.30

15.29

30.94

6.01

0.09

265.56

47.98

38.44

6.18

0.36

0.91

CV [%]

3.19

10.7

970

10.50

31.24

54.38

104.52

17.93

12.07

25.16

29.84

160.31

93.61