Table 2 Detailed descriptive statistics summary for the analyzed organic compounds in rivers of Georgia

From: Landuse and land cover shape organic contaminants distribution in the Oconee River watershed in Georgia

Category

Compound

Number of Events

Min

Max

Mean

Median

Std. Dev

25th Percentile

75th Percentile

Geom. Mean

Organophosphates

Malathion

28

1.08

114.99

31.63

24.99

33.04

9.16

37.51

16.14

Organochlorine Pesticides

4,4 DDT

28

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Aldrin

28

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

alpha BHC

28

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Dieldrin

28

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Endosulphan

28

0.00

22.05

11.14

14.89

8.94

0.49

20.71

0.00

Endrin

28

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Heptachlor

28

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Lindane

28

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Methoxychlor

28

0.00

2717.08

568.81

427.40

698.32

78.05

498.66

0.00

Herbicides

Atrazine

28

9.45

171.04

97.69

113.83

55.38

31.59

146.77

68.82

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)

Acenaphthene

28

364.27

19462.04

9202.88

10030.86

5629.67

2699.65

13783.33

5610.97

Anthracene

28

1046.21

4732.01

2890.58

2866.76

1275.02

1663.57

4238.82

2580.80

Benz[a]anthracene

28

9.16

55.77

32.94

33.68

16.08

15.53

49.47

28.30

Benzo[b]fluoranthene

28

0.00

141.99

37.55

26.11

44.24

3.04

47.38

0.00

Chrysene

28

14.24

984.10

592.88

744.61

364.30

133.34

926.54

305.94

Fluoranthene

28

238.94

2097.16

749.81

781.87

459.13

378.49

876.10

632.99

Fluorene

28

0.00

48.70

4.51

0.00

10.67

0.00

2.99

0.00

Naphthalene

28

449.01

2428.06

1316.17

1151.98

538.45

907.07

1637.13

1208.65

Phenanthrene

28

2.36

89.67

38.14

30.33

24.77

18.94

52.89

28.80

Pyrene

28

0.40

21.08

7.42

3.59

6.87

1.32

12.68

3.80

Other Contaminants (tobacco-associated)

Nicotine

28

188.18

1831.42

514.69

317.55

415.71

275.05

551.54

417.79

  1. All the concentrations are in ng/L.