Table 2

Comparison of heavy metal levels in well water and city network water (µg/L).

nMeanStd. Dev.95% Confidence Interval for MeanMinimumMax.P-values
Lower BoundUpper Bound
LiNetwork water313.8633.6712212.195915.530713.1714.51.033
Well water316.53671.2796213.357919.715415.0617.32
Total615.20001.7260413.388617.011413.1717.32
BeNetwork water3.6817.197410.19131.1721.50.89.001
Well water3−.3177.05604−0.4546−0.1785−.35−.25
Total6.1820.56253−0.40830.7723−.35.89
MgNetwork water338356.6667812.97806363.37.111240376.216137430.0038950.00.004
Well water346000.00002138.2469540688.300151311.699943550.0047490.00
Total642178.33334429.3765637529.987746826.679037430.0047490.00
PNetwork water3−14.41332.00056−19.3830−9.4437−16.71−13.05.076
Well water3−9.27103.17157−17.1496−1.3924−12.91−7.10
Total6−11.84223.68205−15.7062−7.9781−16.71−7.10
CrNetwork water36.7373.112616.45767.01716.626.85.001
Well water34.9013.225424.34145.46134.705.15
Total65.81931.018174.75086.88784.706.85
MnNetwork water3.9437.549791.22463.95612.263.23.027
Well water32.5903.62906−0.61902.5063.511.67
Total61.76701.045300.67002.8640.513.23
FeNetwork water319.11002.3067113.379824.840216.9821.56.397
Well water322.37675.503908.704236.049116.3127.05
Total620.74334.1769416.359925.126816.3127.05
CoNetwork water3.6363.184130.17891.0937.49.84.010
Well water3.1050.07721−0.08680.2968.02.15
Total6.3707.317240.03770.7036.02.84
NiNetwork water31.94001.35064−1.41525.29521.033.49.908
Well water32.0537.86208−0.08794.19521.353.02
Total61.99681.015300.93133.06231.033.49
AsNetwork Water312.27332.623485.756318.790410.6515.30.257
Well water310.01531.365876.622313.40849.1511.59
Total611.14432.242518.791013.49779.1515.30
SeNetwork water33.85736.96009−13.432521.1472−.7911.86.280
Well water3−1.47502.51352−7.71894.7689−2.971.43
Total61.19125.51674−4.59836.9806−2.9711.86
SrNetwork water3706.866716.70968665.3575748.3758688.00719.80.006
Well water3838.166739.04617741.1706935.1627793.80867.30
Total6772.516776.76870691.9529853.0805688.00867.30
MoNetwork water3−9.7567.68743−11.4643−8.0490−10.53−9.22.004
Well water3−12.2133.17616−12.6509−11.7757−12.40−12.05
Total6−10.98501.41845−12.4736−9.4964−12.40−9.22
CdNetwork water3−2.2207.82416−4.2680−0.1733−2.90−1.31.006
Well water3−5.2780.58929−6.7419−3.8141−5.89−4.72
Total6−3.74931.79298−5.6310−1.8677−5.89−1.31
SnNetwork water31.1050.264910.44691.7631.851.38.001
Well water3−.4310.13583−0.7684−0.0936−.56−.29
Total6.3370.86211−0.56771.2417−.561.38
  • Sn–stannic

  • Cd–cadmium

  • Mo–molybdenum

  • Sr–strontium

  • Se–selenium

  • As–arsenic

  • Ni- nickel

  • Co–cobalt

  • Fe–iron

  • Mn–manganese

  • Cr–chromium

  • Li–lithium

  • Be–berilium

  • Mg–magnesium

  • P - phosphorus