Sediment Physicochemical Parameters

Station 1

$\overline{x}\pm SD$

Station 2

$\overline{x}\pm SD$

Station 3

$\overline{x}\pm SD$

Station 4

$\overline{x}\pm SD$

p-Value

Ph

4.57 ± 0.37

5.00 ± 0.46

5.02 ± 0.58

4.51 ± 0.82

P > 0.05

Electrical Conductivity (µS/cm)

295.16 ± 145.94^a

149.94^bc ± 39.65

131.99^c ± 27.17

231.13^ab ± 74.21

P < 0.05

Total Organic Carbon (%)

2.57^a ± 0.52

1.87^b ± 0.45

1.61^b ± 0.25

1.90^b ± 0.72

P < 0.05

Total Organic Matter (%)

4.38^a ± 0.87

3.24^b ± 0.78

2.78^b ± 0.44

3.27^b ± 1.21

P < 0.05

Cadmium (µg/g)

0.67 ± 0.87

0.37 ± 0.57

0.33 ± 0.42

0.41 ± 0.55

P > 0.05

Chromium (µg/g)

2.90^a ± 0.91

1.36^b ± 0.68

1.62^b ± 0.56

1.96^b ± 0.31

P < 0.05

Iron (µg/g)

312.40^a ± 74.89

95.49^d ± 45.82

174.16^c ± 56.39

241.61^b ± 56.80

P < 0.05

Zinc (µg/g)

6.49^a ± 1.99

1.96^c ± 0.79

2.66^bc ± 1.60

4.21^b ± 1.64

P < 0.05

Lead (µg/g)

1.44^a ± 0.69

0.42^c ± 0.60

0.78^b ± 0.46

1.11^a ± 0.76

P < 0.05

Copper (µg/g)

0.69^a ± 0.39

0.27^c ± 0.24

0.55^bc ± 0.31

0.77^a ± 0.45

P < 0.05

Nickel (µg/g)

2.32^a ± 0.61

0.99^c ± 0.50

1.59^b ± 0.44

1.91^ab ± 0.61

P < 0.05

Sand (%)

81.63^c ± 5.44

87.46^b ± 4.28

89.55^ab ± 2.42

92.69^a ± 2.61

P < 0.05

Clay (%)

13.89^a ± 4.24

9.24^b ± 3.30

7.64^bc ± 1.81

5.28^c ± 2.33

P < 0.05

Silt (%)

4.49^a ± 1.65

3.30^ab ± 1.40

2.81^b ± 1.25

2.04^b ± 0.54

P < 0.05