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. 2012 Jun 15;6:55. doi: 10.1186/1752-153X-6-55

Table 2.

The mean values of conchological features from the eight snail populations

Sampling site Shell height (SH) Relative shell height (RSH) Whorl number (WN)
THM1
Timisoara city Landfill
3.63 ± 0.19***
0.98 ± 0.03 ns
4.92 ± 0.04***
(Parta-Sag/Timis county)
THM2
South Industrial Platform
3.86 ± 0.11**
0.96 ± 0.02 ns
4.94 ± 0.13***
(Timisoara/Timis county)
THM3
North Industrial Platform
3.73 ± 0.24***
1.01 ± 0.04*
4.44 ± 0.15 ns
(Timisoara/Timis county)
THM4
East Industrial Platform
3.65 ± 0.20***
0.95 ± 0.02 ns
4.31 ± 0.15*
(Timisoara/Timis county)
THM5
Timisoara, Communal Road 64 (DC64)
4.26 ± 0.20 ns
0.96 ± 0.04 ns
4.49 ± 0.14 ns
(Timisoara/Timis county)
THM6
National Road Resita-Caransebes (DN58)
3.90 ± 0.17*
0.97 ± 0.03 ns
4.80 ± 0.09***
(Caras-Severin county)
THM7
Principal Street
3.99 ± 0.19 ns
0.95 ± 0.04 ns
4.66 ± 0.16**
(Otelu Rosu/Caras-Severin county)
THR
Salbagelu Nou
4.18 ± 0.28
0.97 ± 0.03
4.47 ± 0.14
  (Caras-Severin county)      

Note.*** – p < 0.001, ** – p < 0.01, * – p < 0.05, ns – p > 0.05 (Anova, posthoc Dunnett’s test). Figures in bold type defines values significantly lower than the control group (THR), whereas the bold and underlined values are significantly higher than the control group (THR).