Table 2 Statistical characteristics of water chemistry composition in typical dike areas of the Chaohu river basin during different water seasons.

From: Hydrochemical characteristics and controlling factors of polder area in Chaohu Lake Basin, China

The season

Subject

pH

EC

TDS

TH

K+

Na+

Ca2+

Mg2+

HCO3-

NO3-

Cl-

SO42-

Reference

 

µs/cm

mg/L

mg/L

mg/L

mg/L

mg/L

mg/L

mg/L

mg/L

mg/L

mg/L

Wet season

Average

7.65

470.26

329.30

225.55

5.53

29.30

72.78

10.64

129.73

3.56

31.93

48.57

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Max

8.49

1200.00

928.35

675.60

9.79

75.79

212.99

34.91

463.55

15.81

104.42

141.19

Min

7.02

157.80

93.66

55.72

3.84

5.50

15.75

3.98

40.87

0.69

10.00

11.71

CV(%)

4.91

50.11

54.83

390.17

30.17

55.45

60.11

58.30

63.87

103.72

65.05

73.94

Normal-flow period

Average

7.73

576.48

611.96

186.75

9.44

54.83

51.17

14.32

122.90

7.07

87.98

55.54

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Max

8.38

1474.00

1227.00

407.82

14.83

192.05

91.09

43.80

339.04

19.56

305.63

146.94

Min

7.30

142.00

120

59.40

3.41

5.75

16.03

4.70

42.56

0.016

10.37

9.16

CV(%)

3.92

45.54

49.59

295.46

27.29

67.99

30.25

53.41

47.89

102.56

67.68

58.79

Dry season

Average

7.81

552.86

416.57

238.20

9.89

76.95

75.03

12.68

119.46

1.35

98.20

75.80

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Max

8.55

1189.00

805.00

372.95

14.78

212.67

132.82

26.80

239.48

5.19

304.11

304.11

Min

7.12

167.00

188.00

122.42

4.87

14.09

37.82

6.58

74.20

0.00

26.42

12.71

CV (%)

4.51

41.12

34.47

24.62

27.3

58.79

28.30

39.79

35.04

97.31

60.49

74.77

Average

7.73

533.20

452.61

261.83

8.29

53.69

66.33

12.55

124.03

3.99

72.70

59.97

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Chaohu Lake

Average

9.84

255.00

101.20

30.03

5.25

17.12

3.73

5.03

9.30

13.8

36.16

16.27

(Zheng, 2023)

River

Average

9.14

153.67

102.00

34.14

5.10

13.72

3.71

6.04

14.62

21.35

30.59

14.18

(Zheng, 2023)