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. 2002 May;68(5):2188–2197. doi: 10.1128/AEM.68.5.2188-2197.2002

TABLE 2.

Data for RS and ES obtained in 1997 and 1998

Location Samples No. of samples Arithmetic mean (maximum)
Median (maximum)
Turbidity (NTU) pH Runoff (liters/s) Nitrate (mg/liter) Nitrite (mg/liter) Ammonia (mg/liter) Total phosphorus (mg/liter) Borate (mg/liter) CC 20°C (CFU/ml) CC 37°C (CFU/ml) E. coli (CFU/100 ml) Coliforms (CFU/100 ml) Fecal streptococci (CFU/100 ml) C. perfringens (CFU/100 ml) Giardia (cysts/100 liters) Cryptosporidium (oocysts/100 liters)
Nauholzbach RS 16 1.30 (3.80) 7.18 (7.50) 49.29 (190.00) 6.84 (10.90) 0.00 (0.02) 0.00 (0.00) 0.01 (0.05) 0.00 (0.04) 444.50 (1,730.00) 69.50 (339.00) 22.00 (148.00) 1,110.00 (15,000.00) 7.50 (400.00) 1.50 (31.00) 0.00 (1.10) 2.40 (52.20)
ES 7 47.38 (93.80) 6.98 (7.30) 139.06 (317.00) 11.43 (13.90) 0.00 (0.00) 0.00 (0.00) 0.09 (0.40) 0.02 (0.04) 3,480.00 (10,629.00) 327.00 (849.00) 190.00 (650.00) 12,200.00 (42,000.00) 130.00 (620.00) 82.00 (155.00) 0.00 (0.00) 11.40 (35.50)
Kall RS 26 3.57 (10.20) 7.43 (7.70) 290.78 (1,783.32) 13.94 (22.20) 0.01 (0.09) 0.04 (0.19) 0.01 (0.10) 0.07 (0.11) 595.00 (46,300.00) 185.00 (12,000.00) 133.00 (11,000.00) 1,880.00 (400,000.00) 54.00 (11,000.00) 22.50 (198.00) 0.95 (11.10) 2.65 (10.30)
ES 11 28.25 (54.30) 7.05 (7.40) 1,276.78 (2,732.00) 10.58 (15.40) 0.07 (0.13) 0.24 (0.46) 0.08 (0.30) 0.11 (0.18) 50,500.00 (114,000.00) 5,550.00 (37,000.00) 1,300.00 (3,800.00) 19,800.00 (63,000.00) 540.00 (4,600.00) 250.00 (900.00) 0.00 (21.00) 14.30 (65.60)
Wahnbach RS 25 11.45 (36.00) 7.55 (8.00) 459.54 (2,118.00) 17.22 (33.90) 0.10 (0.40) 0.15 (1.46) 0.15 (0.62) 0.13 (0.27) 1,110.00 (16,500.00) 332.00 (1,850.00) 490.00 (5,100.00) 3,800.00 (74,000.00) 130.00 (2,200.00) 130.00 (900.00) 1.10 (9.10) 1.30 (23.10)
ES 14 56.99 (125.30) 7.33 (7.50) 1,040.46 (2,747.00) 10.43 (20.10) 0.09 (0.14) 0.34 (1.70) 0.25 (0.50) 0.18 (0.35) 37,400.00 (77,000.00) 8,010.00 (14,700.00) 13,700.00 (34,500.00) 88,000.00 (1,180,000.00) 13,600.00 (77,000.00) 430.00 (2,500.00) 12.40 (21.60) 17.05 (147.10)