Table 3. LSD Post Hoc multiple comparisons of water quality variables among the three types of watersheds.
Water quality | Urban watersheds-Natural watersheds | Urban watersheds-Agricultural watersheds | Agricultural watersheds-Natural watersheds | |||
Mean difference | Sig. | Mean difference | Sig. | Mean difference | Sig. | |
NH4 +-N | 1.757* | 0.000 | 1.958* | 0.000 | −0.201 | 0.450 |
SRP | 0.291 | 0.001 | 0.329* | 0.000 | −0.037 | 0.510 |
CODMn | 3.204* | 0.021 | 2.842* | 0.021 | 0.362 | 0.699 |
NO3 –N | 1.566 | 0.136 | 0.450 | 0.617 | 1.116 | 0.144 |
Cl− | 11.245* | 0.001 | 9.593* | 0.001 | 1.652 | 0.410 |
Na+ | 5.082* | 0.016 | 2.879 | 0.104 | 2.203 | 0.129 |
Mg2+ | 0.719 | 0.668 | 3.777* | 0.019 | −3.058* | 0.021 |
K+ | 4.827* | 0.000 | 4.532* | 0.000 | 0.295 | 0.678 |
*indicates significant at p<0.05.