Parameters

Forest streams

Urban streams

Mak1

(n = 3)

Mak2

(n = 3)

Mak3

(n = 3)

Ndi1

(n = 3)

Ndi2

(n = 3)

Ndi3

(n = 3)

Means ± SD

(n = 18)

M1

(n = 3)

M2

(n = 3)

M3

(n = 3)

S1

(n = 3)

S2

(n = 3)

S3

(n = 3)

Means ± SD

(n = 18)

T (˚C)

21.27 ± 1.10

19.17 ± 0.76

18.33 ± 0.58

20 ± 10

20.43 ± 0.51

19.73 ± 1.57

19.82 ± 1.26^a

26.33 ± 1.76

26.43 ± 1.29

26.57 ± 1.40

26 ± 1.00

26.27 ± 1.61

26.17 ± 2.02

26.29 ± 1.32^b

pH

5.85 ± 0.14

6.68 ± 0.03

6.83 ± 0.02

6.91 ± 0.45

7.06 ± 0.59

7.21 ± 0.36

6.76 ± 0.53^a

7.25 ± 0.12

7.18 ± 0.14

7.21 ± 0.16

6.93 ± 0.10

7.79 ± 1.49

7.03 ± 0.27

7.23 ± 0.60^b

DO (%)

37.03 ± 4.57

41.50 ± 9.56

38.70 ± 5.66

64.97 ± 1.25

63.73 ± 2.24

62.53 ± 2.41

51.41 ± 13.48^a

26.03 ± 5.35

30.4 ± 1.65

32.5 ± 0.17

29.07 ± 2.34

29.73 ± 4.47

28.07 ± 10.47

29.30 ± 4.88^b

EC (µS/cm)

35.33 ± 2.31

36.67 ± 2.52

34.67 ± 4.16

21.30 ± 5.89

23.07 ± 1.27

24.27 ± 2.68

29.22 ± 7.23^a

799.67 ± 770.70

701.67 ± 620.77

732.9 ± 695.96

383.43 ± 387.62

2345.67 ± 3693.20

1172.13 ± 1502.17

1022.58 ± 1577.46^b

Col (Pt.Co)

8.67 ± 3.51

27 ± 6.56

33.33 ± 12.50

15 ± 5.00

31.67 ± 30.55

26 ± 20.07

23.61 ± 16.39^a

610.67 ± 205.18

549.33 ± 153.66

366 ± 129.98

129.67 ± 30.09

794.67 ± 791.62

555 ± 428.77

500.89 ± 388.64^b

SS (mg/l)

0.33 ± 0.58

2.33 ± 3.21

6 ± 50.29

2.67 ± 2.08

14 ± 9.16

9 ± 7.21

5.72 ± 6.62^a

99 ± 19.16

80.67 ± 28.38

55.33 ± 38.73

13 ± 4.58

77.67 ± 71.51

80 ± 53.03

67.61 ± 45.29^b

Turb (NTU)

8.25 ± 3.38

9.86 ± 16.84

11.73 ± 20.32

1.33 ± 1.15

1.33 ± 1.15

2.33 ± 1.53

5.81 ± 10.16^a

82 ± 26.91

101 ± 20.07

61 ± 25.36

24.33 ± 9.07

138.33 ± 147.01

90.33 ± 90.17

82.83 ± 70.83^b

$N{H}_4^{+}$ (mg/l)

0.53 ± 0.58

0.75 ± 0.82

0.9 ± 0.69

0.07 ± 0.01

0.13 ± 0.14

0.56 ± 0.32

0.49 ± 0.54^a

5.85 ± 4.33

11.51 ± 9.25

6.42 ± 5.45

1.65 ± 1.45

1.96 ± 1.29

3.43 ± 2.38

5.14 ± 5.37^b

${\text{NO}}_2^{-}$ (mg/l)

0.01 ± 0.001

0.003 ± 0.003

0.01 ± 0.01

0.01 ± 0.01

0.01 ± 0.02

0.04 ± 0.03

0.01 ± 0.02^a

0.06 ± 0.02

0.04 ± 0.00

0.03 ± 0.01

0.32 ± 0.33

0.65 ± 1.07

0.07 ± 0.04

0.20 ± 0.45^b

${\text{PO}}_4^{3-}$ (mg/l)

0.70 ± 0.81

0.57 ± 0.82

0.32 ± 0.28

1.16 ± 0.93

1.17 ± 0.60

0.82 ± 0.66

0.79 ± 0.68^a

2.50 ± 1.13

3.50 ± 2.12

1.08 ± 0.95

0.82 ± 0.59

0.69 ± 1.01

1.30 ± 0.78

1.65 ± 1.45^a

IPO

3.22 ± 0.77

3.78 ± 0.51

3.67 ± 0.34

3.56 ± 0.20

3.22 ± 0.19

3 ± 0.88

3.41 ± 0.54^a

1.56 ± 0.19

1.78 ± 0.19

2.33 ± 0.58

2.11 ± 0.69

2.78 ± 0.69

2.11 ± 0.38

2.11 ± 0.58^b