Station

Jeb-Jenine

Quaroun

Quasmieh

WHO standards

Parameters

X ¯ σ X ¯ (Range)

X ¯ σ X ¯ (Range)

X ¯ σ X ¯ (Range)

Temperature T (˚C)

2 0. 17 0. 5 0 5 (23 - 18)

19 . 5 0. 52 (24 - 16)

19 . 98 0. 76 (26 - 17.8)

PH

7.73 ± 0.1 (8.7 - 7.3)

8.54 ± 0.32 (10.4 - 7.3)

7.82 ± 0.097 (8.27 - 7.1)

6 - 9

Dissolved Oxygen

DO (mg/l)

2.83 ± 0.24 (5 - 2)

5.18 ± 0.51 (10 - 4)

8.64 ± 0.47 (10.3 - 5)

>4

Electrical Conductivity EC (µS/cm)

795.42 ± 31.28 (1100 - 683)

451.33 ± 27.62 (608 - 335)

445.33 ± 30.46 (675 - 284)

<770

Total Dissolved Solids TDS (mg/l)

578.08 ± 23.69 (800 - 481)

321.92 ± 22.51 (459 - 227)

362.583 ± 26.95 (511 - 238)

<500

Salinity (mg/l)

401.17 ± 19.36 (600 - 349)

232.75 ± 13.34 (305 - 167)

332.5 ± 28.17 (498 - 213)

<600

Ammonia NH3 (mg/l)

9.28 ± 1.39 (17 - 2)

0.54 ± 0.14 (1.55 - 0.03)

0.26 ± 0.07 (0.87 - 0.07)

<0.2

Nitrite NO2− (mg/l)

0.72 ± 0.12 (1 - 0)

1.040 ± 0.58 (7.4 - 0.27)

0.07 ± 0.009 (0.14 - 0.03)

<0.01

Nitrate NO3− (mg/l)

8.5 ± 3.85 (46 - 0)

5.44 ± 1.86 (20 - 0)

17.5 ± 1.87 (28 - 6)

<0.1

Sulfate SO 4 2 (mg/l)

60.33 ± 16.06 (230 - 23)

35.52 ± 2.36 (50 - 23)

17.008 ± 2.84 (31 - 3.1)

<250

Phosphate PO 4 3 (mg/l)

2.73 ± 0.30 (5 - 1)

0.55 ± 0.15 (1.5 - 0)

0.805 ± 0.15 (1.8 - 0.11)

<0.2