Table 1.

Sample date (2013), geographical position (i.e., Easting and Northing in meters, UTM coordinates, WGS84 ellipsoid model) of the stations, and physico-chemical parameters of river water measured in the field

Station	Date	Easting	Northing	pH	T	EC	DO	ORP	Turbidity
					(°C)	(μS cm−1)	(mg l−1)	(mV)	(NTU)
SR1*	Jun 24	586795	1672195	6.32	25.3	30	80.3	107	727
SR2*	Jun 24	589227	1698402	6.64	25.7	27	68.6	99	542
SR3*	Jun 24	587038	1722644	6.42	25.9	24	54.4	120	446
SR4*	Jun 25	597648	1732416	7.22	26.9	45	89.6	86	362
SR5*	Jun 25	614528	1737011	7.41	26.7	48	92.4	52	271
SR6*	Jun 25	638258	1746117	7.28	26.9	55	85.2	66	177
SR7*	Jun 26	653049	1737542	7.1	26.6	100	76.8	98	313
ST1*	Jun 24	579802	1682945	6.75	28.2	22	92.2	96	319
ST2*	Jun 25	590938	1730920	5.27	28.2	24	80	262	585
ST3*	Jun 25	604481	1736008	7.07	28.2	26	78	85	404
ST4*	Jun 25	622572	1736890	7.41	26.9	68	71	50	56
ST6*	Jun 26	653585	1734185	7.74	26.2	62	83.3	69	237
ST7*	Jun 26	635686	1718471	7.63	23.9	40	89.3	59	54
ST8	Jun 26	625524	1710274	7.82	25.3	112	91.2	62	46
ST9	Jun 26	617082	1703896	7.39	24.4	30	86.9	51	74
ST10	Jun 25	605520	1695614	7.11	24.3	39	80.9	55	18
ST11	Jun 25	600217	1687124	7.32	23.9	25	87	90	26
ST12*	Jun 24	581965	1713306	6.53	26.4	28	57	122	422
ST13	Jun 25	635772	1735692	7.57	27.2	86	84.5	28	118
ST14*	Jun 26	646610	1729230	7.49	27.2	70	84.1	77	417

The stations in the tributaries (Stations ST1 – 14) were used in the PLSDA analyses.* denotes that the station was positive for B. pseudomallei

pH, T temperature, EC electrical conductivity, DO dissolved oxygen, ORP oxydo-reduction potential, turbidity