Table 6.
Descriptive statistics for selenium results across all sampling locations by sample type
| Measure | Sample type | Count | Selenium concentration (ng/g) | RSD (%) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | 10th Percentile | 25th Percentile | Median | Mean | 75th Percentile | 90th Percentile | Max | SD | ||||
| Se (ng/g ww) | FP | 120 | 139.0 | 174.5 | 340.0 | 447.0 | 482.2 | 718.5 | 794.0 | 848.0 | 214.4 | 44.5 |
| HF | 120 | 145.0 | 174.5 | 318.0 | 466.5 | 502.0 | 661.5 | 877.5 | 932.0 | 236.7 | 47.2 | |
| Se (ng/g dw) | FP | 120 | 711.0 | 859.0 | 1544.5 | 1762.0 | 1922.0 | 2101.0 | 3402.0 | 3814.0 | 810.1 | 42.2 |
| HF | 120 | 750.0 | 874.5 | 1542.0 | 1781.5 | 1996.0 | 2090.0 | 3829.5 | 4084.0 | 936.2 | 46.9 | |
| Total Solids (%) | FP | 120 | 17.0 | 19.9 | 21.0 | 22.6 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 34.0 | 45.8 | 5.8 | 23.1 |
| HF | 120 | 17.8 | 19.7 | 20.7 | 22.8 | 25.1 | 27.5 | 36.2 | 41.0 | 6.0 | 24.0 | |
FP, fillet plug sample; HF, homogenized fillet sample; ng/g, nanograms per gram; ww, wet-weight basis; dw, dry-weight basis; SD, standard deviation; RSD, relative standard deviation