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Table 1 Physico-chemical properties of water at investigated sites

From: Use of enzymatic tools for biomonitoring inorganic pollution in aquatic sediments: a case study (Bor, Serbia)

Sample

DO

pH

WEC

Color

Odor

1.1.

5.091 ± 0.567

2.357 ± 0.321

7290 ± 4193

light grey

no odor

1.2.

5.174 ± 1.289

3.794 ± 0.721

908 ± 261

no color

no odor

1.3.

7.987 ± 0.361

3.791 ± 0.227

1995 ± 1023

light grey

“rotten egg” odor

1.4.

7.059 ± 1.361

5.123 ± 0.225

1832 ± 607

blackish

“rotten egg” odor

1.5.

8.970 ± 1.741

7.765 ± 0.761

485 ± 231

no color

no odor

2.1.

5.751 ± 1.082

2.458 ± 0.445

7450 ± 3098

light grey

no odor

2.2.

5.832 ± 0.602

3.934 ± 0.631

927 ± 422

no color

no odor

2.3.

8.081 ± 2.321

3.981 ± 0.429

1879 ± 1205

medium grey

“rotten egg” odor

2.4.

7.674 ± 0.972

5.352 ± 0.895

1913 ± 887

blackish

“rotten egg” odor

2.5.

9.134 ± 0.341

7.816 ± 0.806

495 ± 334

no color

no odor

3.1.

5.876 ± 0.965

2.211 ± 0.274

7050 ± 4031

light grey

no odor

3.2.

6.093 ± 1.772

8.070 ± 0.552

911 ± 553

no color

no odor

3.3.

8.979 ± 0.871

4.311 ± 0.612

1771 ± 1028

light grey

“rotten egg” odor

3.4.

7.821 ± 1.429

5.639 ± 0.186

1943 ± 881

blackish

“rotten egg” odor

3.5.

8.952 ± 1.602

7.989 ± 0.388

497 ± 261

no color

no odor

4.1.

5.368 ± 0.769

2.301 ± 0.306

7290 ± 2010

light grey

no odor

4.2.

5.833 ± 1.003

7.940 ± 0.621

908 ± 712

no color

no odor

4.3.

8.743 ± 2.412

3.963 ± 0.481

1995 ± 1054

medium grey

“rotten egg” odor

4.4.

7.502 ± 2.971

5.263 ± 0.551

1832 ± 723

blackish

“rotten egg” odor

4.5.

8.612 ± 1.231

7.942 ± 0.428

485 ± 210

no color

no odor

  1. Abbreviations. DO, dissolved oxygen in water; pH, activity of the (solvated) hydrogen ions in water; WEC, electrical conductivity of water; 1.1., site S1 (July 2011); 1.2., site S2 (July 2011); 1.3., site S3 (July 2011); 1.4., site S4 (July 2011); 1.5., site S5 (July 2011); 2.1., site S1 (November 2011); 2.2., site S2 (November 2011); 2.3., site S3 (November 2011); 2.4., site S4 (November 2011); 2.5., site S5 (November 2011); 3.1., site S1 (March 2012); 3.2., site S2 (March 2012); 3.3., site S3 (March 2012); 3.4., site S4 (March 2012); 3.5., site S5 (March 2012); 4.1., site S1 (July 2012); 4.2., site S2 (July 2012); 4.3., site S3 (July 2012); 4.4., site S4 (July 2012); 4.5., site S5 (July 2012).