Table 2.

Descriptive statistics of hydrogeochemical variables of the geothermal springs of Gandaki Province, Nepal.

Parameters	Minimum	Maximum	Mean	SD
Tem.	31.6	64.3	50.0	9.97
pH	7.30	8.80	7.93	0.420
EC	206	16,270	3902	4956
TDS	115	6637	1540	1900
Turb.	0.21	63.7	7.82	18.04
Ca2+	8.00	364	88.3	103
Mg2+	1.90	121	27	33.5
K+	2.80	137	33.3	39.0
Na+	7.90	370	146	124
Cl−	28.2	3964	642	1106
NO3−	0.100	2.00	0.590	0.680
SO42-	0.000	24.9	6.98	8.30
F−	0.000	2.60	1.22	0.91
HCO3−	61.33	490	184	142
HN	60.00	1417	333	388
Fe	0.030	5.75	0.710	1.63
As	0.001	0.140	0.020	0.040

Tem.: Temperature, Turb.: Turbidity, HN: Hardness. Units mg/L except pH, EC (μS/cm), Tem. (°C), and Turb. (NTU).