Table 1 Hydroochemical data of KVRB with NICB values for the three seasons; Pre-monsoon (PRE), monsoon (MON), and Post-monsoons (POM).

From: Dissolved load, chemical weathering, and CO2 uptake dynamics of small tropical mountainous rivers of Southern Granulite Terrain, Karamana and Vamanpuram, Western Ghats, India

Sample name

pH

Temparature

TDS

TSS

Na

K

Ca

  

( ̊C)

mg/L

mg/L

mg/L

mg/L

mg/L

 

PRE

MON

POM

PRE

MON

POM

PRE

MON

POM

PRE

MON

POM

PRE

MON

POM

PRE

MON

POM

PRE

MON

POM

KRB 1

6.69

6.37

5.25

28.5

20.2

28.9

36.86

13.45

13.80

0.69

2.74

1.8

2.00

1.27

1.40

1.18

0.49

1.10

1.28

1.09

1.24

KRB 2

6.54

6.69

5.31

24.8

21.4

28.5

38.04

17.60

13.54

0.47

5.88

10.9

2.65

1.55

1.65

1.88

0.82

1.21

1.96

1.32

1.37

KRB 3

6.62

6.58

5.04

24.6

23.2

28.2

38.61

23.83

16.98

9.69

10.75

12.66

3.00

2.15

2.39

1.94

1.06

1.51

2.15

1.89

1.52

KRB 4

6.51

6.78

5.14

25.9

25

26.5

40.90

26.26

20.84

4.21

16.82

10.02

3.85

2.50

3.31

1.96

1.19

1.59

2.92

2.01

1.56

KRB 5

6.77

6.68

5.18

26.4

26

29.3

43.57

31.72

21.42

6.61

24.43

12.38

4.58

3.07

3.74

1.99

1.51

1.74

3.98

2.82

2.23

KRB 6

6.75

6.71

5.21

26.5

26

28.4

45.00

36.93

23.65

13.18

23.71

16.94

5.26

3.79

4.35

2.02

1.95

1.85

4.11

3.09

2.26

KRB 7

6.82

6.67

5.31

25.9

25.5

28.8

47.43

38.75

23.76

11.97

47.86

14.12

5.47

4.08

4.49

2.53

2.11

1.88

4.32

3.23

2.30

KRB 8

7

6.83

5.44

26.5

26

27.9

50.00

43.34

26.76

15.28

61.13

17.78

5.68

4.39

3.70

2.65

2.18

1.87

4.50

4.09

2.60

KRB 9

6.97

7.15

5.49

26.3

26.1

27.4

55.00

48.91

33.17

15.42

61.68

23.18

6.54

5.20

4.50

2.82

2.35

2.10

4.75

4.27

2.74

KRB 10

6.72

6.51

5.62

26

26

27.7

61.29

53.78

34.86

6.27

25.09

14.04

6.99

5.39

4.68

2.99

2.57

2.12

4.97

4.63

2.89

KRB 11

7.02

6.95

5.68

27.5

26.5

27.8

60.71

56.65

36.66

7.90

31.58

14.6

7.57

6.28

5.19

3.08

2.58

2.16

5.05

4.84

3.31

KRB 12

6.79

6.97

5.74

27.1

26.1

27.8

67.14

60.60

38.01

8.53

34.12

12.7

9.63

6.77

5.74

3.17

2.61

2.18

5.94

5.33

3.91

VRB 1

7.22

7.36

7.72

27.5

25.8

21.5

27.67

13.09

18.12

5.9

2.39

8.1

1.80

1.09

1.35

1.01

0.69

0.85

1.24

1.05

1.25

VRB 2

7.05

7.32

7.72

29.5

27.7

25

25.87

16.37

21.34

4

4.64

8.3

2.38

1.69

1.76

1.32

0.72

1.34

1.72

1.26

1.41

VRB 3

7.06

7.3

7.7

31.5

27.3

25.5

25.83

17.14

23.18

7.1

6.40

3.2

2.46

1.78

1.86

1.36

0.73

1.32

1.85

1.38

1.60

VRB 4

6.6

7.25

7.32

28.5

27.8

26

26.61

19.06

24.46

6.3

14.80

5.1

2.54

1.89

1.89

1.49

0.80

1.51

2.15

1.46

1.79

VRB 5

6.64

7.21

7.23

30.5

27.7

25

24.39

21.30

25.05

6.3

7.96

3.3

2.86

2.36

2.05

1.47

0.89

1.55

2.19

1.59

1.84

VRB 6

6.99

7.23

7.77

27.5

28.2

25

25.08

22.58

26.68

5.5

9.08

3.1

2.97

2.44

2.24

1.53

1.00

1.61

2.29

1.63

1.94

VRB 7

6.8

7.35

7.79

28.5

28.4

26

25.27

24.65

28.19

11.6

8.76

6.4

3.01

2.76

2.49

1.49

1.00

1.64

1.97

1.70

1.99

VRB 8

6.98

7.52

7.8

28.5

28.3

28

28.4

25.48

29.34

0.2

11.16

3.2

3.38

2.91

2.67

1.51

1.18

1.80

2.05

1.89

2.01

VRB 9

7.03

7.49

7.81

28.5

28.5

26

30.84

26.95

29.79

5.1

7.20

3.5

3.45

3.10

2.74

1.62

1.25

1.96

2.33

1.93

2.29

VRB 10

7.01

7.56

7.87

29.5

28.9

25

36.84

31.28

30.41

5.7

6.60

4.2

4.76

3.72

2.90

1.88

1.31

2.07

2.86

2.20

2.48

VRB 11

6.99

7.75

7.81

30

28

27

45.84

34.82

39.24

8.9

13.96

3.2

5.26

5.53

3.32

2.41

1.35

2.26

3.34

2.29

2.64

VRB 12

6.85

7.58

7.68

29.5

28.2

24.5

43.18

42.77

46.35

5.5

16.28

4.3

6.38

6.10

3.98

2.63

1.71

2.31

3.27

2.91

2.88

Sample name

Mg

Cl

HCO3

SO4

NO3

SiO2

NICB

 

mg/L

mg/L

mg/L

mg/L

mg/L

mg/L

(%)

 

PRE

MON

POM

PRE

MON

POM

PRE

MON

POM

PRE

MON

POM

PRE

MON

POM

PRE

MON

POM

PRE

MON

POM

KRB 1

0.69

0.40

0.47

2.02

1.94

1.84

9.70

3.34

6.53

1.17

0.86

0.16

0.50

0.82

0.56

3.96

3.24

3.34

-2.01

4.90

5.37

KRB 2

0.79

0.61

0.65

3.02

1.97

2.06

10.30

6.73

7.33

1.70

0.28

0.28

1.01

0.82

0.74

4.74

3.51

3.61

3.43

5.15

6.99

KRB 3

0.95

0.83

0.61

3.54

2.36

2.89

11.20

10.12

7.51

2.09

0.46

0.30

1.85

0.97

0.76

5.16

3.99

4.07

1.41

4.83

9.53

KRB 4

1.05

0.86

0.66

4.80

2.79

3.87

12.40

10.68

8.00

2.58

0.87

0.50

2.00

1.26

1.07

5.17

4.12

4.32

3.06

3.17

8.48

KRB 5

1.31

1.08

0.70

6.16

3.85

3.95

13.00

12.11

9.21

2.97

1.59

0.61

2.28

1.46

1.19

5.22

4.23

4.37

7.01

5.08

12.34

KRB 6

1.33

1.09

0.71

6.77

4.34

4.35

13.80

14.10

9.49

3.03

2.15

0.83

2.07

2.03

1.25

5.48

4.39

4.49

7.51

3.23

12.97

KRB 7

1.35

1.20

0.71

7.08

4.60

4.38

14.80

15.31

10.41

3.02

2.35

0.84

2.07

1.40

1.31

5.51

4.47

4.57

7.93

4.27

11.26

KRB 8

1.44

1.49

0.76

7.28

4.86

4.98

14.60

17.90

10.93

3.36

2.59

1.01

2.70

1.27

1.51

5.59

4.58

4.78

8.38

6.50

4.87

KRB 9

1.56

1.50

0.90

8.55

5.88

6.22

19.60

19.67

11.33

3.44

2.92

1.37

2.43

2.42

1.84

5.74

4.71

4.79

3.64

5.25

4.84

KRB 10

1.88

1.53

1.00

9.23

5.91

6.47

21.20

22.74

11.92

3.37

3.21

1.61

2.27

2.63

1.95

6.24

5.17

5.27

4.76

-1.97

4.59

KRB 11

2.07

1.56

1.07

9.51

7.26

7.05

22.40

23.16

13.30

3.34

3.24

1.88

2.07

2.55

1.97

6.32

5.19

5.29

6.05

-0.26

4.66

KRB 12

2.39

1.82

1.09

12.57

7.82

7.56

23.40

24.97

15.56

3.57

3.34

1.96

2.19

2.52

1.99

6.28

5.43

5.63

8.08

4.62

4.52

VRB 1

0.74

0.40

0.69

1.29

0.89

1.14

4.68

4.03

4.59

1.16

0.81

1.12

0.28

0.13

0.16

5.76

3.58

5.06

-1.93

-5.56

-4.12

VRB 2

1.07

0.43

0.75

1.97

0.98

1.46

7.03

4.86

5.48

1.20

0.82

1.14

0.29

0.16

0.19

6.62

4.01

5.79

0.51

1.63

-2.07

VRB 3

1.12

0.55

0.78

2.09

1.05

1.56

7.61

5.05

6.65

1.25

0.88

1.16

0.34

0.22

0.27

7.02

4.09

5.62

-0.53

3.87

-2.87

VRB 4

1.16

0.63

0.81

2.42

1.11

1.63

7.73

5.95

7.27

1.35

0.90

1.23

0.68

0.59

0.62

5.85

3.99

6.32

3.36

2.50

-4.92

VRB 5

1.45

0.84

0.76

2.80

1.14

2.06

9.96

6.90

8.13

1.36

0.86

1.33

0.73

0.63

0.58

4.55

4.14

5.45

4.71

6.53

-5.77

VRB 6

1.54

0.91

0.76

2.92

1.24

2.53

10.83

7.51

8.87

1.38

0.86

1.16

0.74

0.79

0.80

4.93

4.23

5.43

3.70

5.37

-6.96

VRB 7

1.18

1.11

0.75

3.27

2.45

2.72

9.37

8.28

9.39

1.50

0.89

1.36

0.75

0.90

0.64

5.44

4.58

6.09

-1.70

0.89

-8.48

VRB 8

2.04

1.13

0.85

3.29

2.51

3.25

12.47

8.59

9.62

1.32

1.16

1.40

0.74

0.93

0.66

7.14

4.19

6.26

0.43

4.00

-8.06

VRB 9

2.11

1.15

0.91

3.36

2.64

3.38

14.05

9.36

11.93

1.34

1.14

1.42

0.85

0.97

0.84

7.38

4.32

5.72

-0.43

2.96

-8.75

VRB 10

2.23

1.24

1.03

4.09

3.55

3.50

14.93

11.89

13.15

1.58

1.47

1.44

0.89

0.97

0.82

7.23

4.55

6.19

5.14

-0.28

-8.37

VRB 11

2.35

1.44

1.19

5.12

5.96

3.96

15.52

13.34

14.96

1.98

1.61

1.80

0.98

0.98

0.92

7.94

4.46

6.65

5.39

0.37

-9.02

VRB 12

2.66

1.63

1.24

6.29

6.10

5.05

20.58

16.64

15.69

2.55

2.17

2.31

0.99

1.03

0.93

6.93

4.47

6.36

2.22

1.88

-8.45