85
Table 3.1 Descriptive statistics for the content of the elements in moss from Bitola region (N = 107)
Element Unit
X
X(BC)
Md
Min
Max P
10
P
90
P
25
P
75
S
S
X
CV A
E
A(BC) E(BC)
Ag
mg/kg 0.12 0.041
0.038 0.010 3.4
0.013 0.22 0.018 0.12
0.34
0.033 291 8.66
82.61 0.09
−0.92
Al
%
0.48 0.40
0.40
0.008 1.6
0.13
0.93 0.18
0.70
0.34
0.033 71
0.93
0.54
−0.05
−0.43
As
mg/kg 0.49 0.40
0.38
0.010 2.4
0.11
0.95 0.25
0.56
0.40
0.039 82
1.96
5.22
0.06
0.83
B
mg/kg 1.5
0.85
0.85
0.24
18
0.40
2.4
0.50
1.6
2.6
0.36
172 5.73
36.79 0.02
−0.03
Ba
mg/kg 51
50
48
1.1
130
23
84
36
67
24
2.3
47
0.39
0.27
−0.03
0.25
Ca
%
0.76 0.75
0.73
0.020 1.9
0.49
1.1
0.59
0.87
0.31
0.030 41
0.99
3.36
0.29
2.97
Cd
mg/kg 0.10 0.046
0.051 0.010 1.9
0.012 0.12 0.032 0.077 0.25
0.024 241 5.78
36.22
−0.05
0.65
Co
mg/kg 1.2
0.86
0.83
0.010 6.6
0.19
2.7
0.40
1.6
1.1
0.11
95
1.99
5.41
−0.01
0.23
Cr
mg/kg 6.2
5.0
4.9
0.13
22
1.6
14
2.6
8.2
4.8
0.47
77
1.10
0.61
−0.03
−0.35
Cu
mg/kg 9.9
8.0
8.1
0.24
44
2.7
19
4.0
13
8.0
0.77
80
1.86
4.70
0.02
0.30
Fe
%
0.41 0.35
0.36
0.007 1.1
0.12
0.82 0.18
0.59
0.28
0.027 68
0.78
−0.21 −0.06
−0.46
K
%
0.48 0.47
0.45
0.009 1.2
0.28
0.79 0.34
0.58
0.22
0.021 45
0.83
1.58
0.14
1.50
Li
mg/kg 2.3
1.8
1.9
0.040 9.7
0.58
5.0
0.83
3.4
1.9
0.18
83
1.48
2.32
−0.01
−0.08
Mg
%
0.26 0.25
0.24
0.004 0.48 0.11
0.41 0.16
0.38
0.12
0.012 47
−0.03 −1.03 −0.22
−0.76
Mn
mg/kg 150 140
130
3.5
620
48
260 90
210
96
9.3
63
1.58
5.30
0.06
1.07
Mo
mg/kg 0.64 0.38
0.32
0.010 3.3
0.010 1.6
0.15
0.91
0.71
0.069 111 1.75
3.00
−0.06
−0.43
Na
mg/kg 130 110
100
2.7
540
65
340 76
140
100
10
77
2.43
6.59
0.14
2.55
Ni
mg/kg 4.6
4.1
4.0
0.050 17
1.8
8.6
2.4
5.9
3.0
0.29
65
1.31
2.35
0.07
0.69
P
%
0.12 0.12
0.12
0.003 0.26 0.064 0.20 0.086 0.16
0.053 0.005 43
0.18
−0.11 −0.06
0.07
Pb
mg/kg 3.9
2.8
2.8
0.040 28
0.83
9.0
1.7
4.1
4.3
0.41
108 2.99
11.87 0.08
1.16
Sr
mg/kg 27
26
26
0.64
81
13
45
20
33
13
1.2
47
0.82
2.16
0.10
1.32
V
mg/kg 7.1
5.8
5.7
0.16
23
1.7
16
2.6
9.9
5.4
0.52
76
1.01
0.31
−0.04
−0.43
Zn
mg/kg 33
24
23
0.73
400
8.3
59
15
37
43
4.2
132 6.30
50.58 0.11
3.05
N
number of samples analysed, X
arithmetical average, X(BC)
arithmetical average after Box-Cox method, Md
median, min
minimum, max
maximum, P
10 10th
percentile, P
90 90th percentile, P
25 25th percentile, P
75 75th percentile,
Ѕ standard deviation,
Ѕ x standard error, CV
coefficient of variation, A
skewness,
Е kurtosis,
ВС Вох-Сох transformed values
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Table 3.1 Descriptive statistics for the content of the elements in moss from Bitola region (N = 107)
Element Unit
X
X(BC)
Md
Min
Max P
10
P
90
P
25
P
75
S
S
X
CV A
E
A(BC) E(BC)
Ag
mg/kg 0.12 0.041
0.038 0.010 3.4
0.013 0.22 0.018 0.12
0.34
0.033 291 8.66
82.61 0.09
−0.92
Al
%
0.48 0.40
0.40
0.008 1.6
0.13
0.93 0.18
0.70
0.34
0.033 71
0.93
0.54
−0.05
−0.43
As
mg/kg 0.49 0.40
0.38
0.010 2.4
0.11
0.95 0.25
0.56
0.40
0.039 82
1.96
5.22
0.06
0.83
B
mg/kg 1.5
0.85
0.85
0.24
18
0.40
2.4
0.50
1.6
2.6
0.36
172 5.73
36.79 0.02
−0.03
Ba
mg/kg 51
50
48
1.1
130
23
84
36
67
24
2.3
47
0.39
0.27
−0.03
0.25
Ca
%
0.76 0.75
0.73
0.020 1.9
0.49
1.1
0.59
0.87
0.31
0.030 41
0.99
3.36
0.29
2.97
Cd
mg/kg 0.10 0.046
0.051 0.010 1.9
0.012 0.12 0.032 0.077 0.25
0.024 241 5.78
36.22
−0.05
0.65
Co
mg/kg 1.2
0.86
0.83
0.010 6.6
0.19
2.7
0.40
1.6
1.1
0.11
95
1.99
5.41
−0.01
0.23
Cr
mg/kg 6.2
5.0
4.9
0.13
22
1.6
14
2.6
8.2
4.8
0.47
77
1.10
0.61
−0.03
−0.35
Cu
mg/kg 9.9
8.0
8.1
0.24
44
2.7
19
4.0
13
8.0
0.77
80
1.86
4.70
0.02
0.30
Fe
%
0.41 0.35
0.36
0.007 1.1
0.12
0.82 0.18
0.59
0.28
0.027 68
0.78
−0.21 −0.06
−0.46
K
%
0.48 0.47
0.45
0.009 1.2
0.28
0.79 0.34
0.58
0.22
0.021 45
0.83
1.58
0.14
1.50
Li
mg/kg 2.3
1.8
1.9
0.040 9.7
0.58
5.0
0.83
3.4
1.9
0.18
83
1.48
2.32
−0.01
−0.08
Mg
%
0.26 0.25
0.24
0.004 0.48 0.11
0.41 0.16
0.38
0.12
0.012 47
−0.03 −1.03 −0.22
−0.76
Mn
mg/kg 150 140
130
3.5
620
48
260 90
210
96
9.3
63
1.58
5.30
0.06
1.07
Mo
mg/kg 0.64 0.38
0.32
0.010 3.3
0.010 1.6
0.15
0.91
0.71
0.069 111 1.75
3.00
−0.06
−0.43
Na
mg/kg 130 110
100
2.7
540
65
340 76
140
100
10
77
2.43
6.59
0.14
2.55
Ni
mg/kg 4.6
4.1
4.0
0.050 17
1.8
8.6
2.4
5.9
3.0
0.29
65
1.31
2.35
0.07
0.69
P
%
0.12 0.12
0.12
0.003 0.26 0.064 0.20 0.086 0.16
0.053 0.005 43
0.18
−0.11 −0.06
0.07
Pb
mg/kg 3.9
2.8
2.8
0.040 28
0.83
9.0
1.7
4.1
4.3
0.41
108 2.99
11.87 0.08
1.16
Sr
mg/kg 27
26
26
0.64
81
13
45
20
33
13
1.2
47
0.82
2.16
0.10
1.32
V
mg/kg 7.1
5.8
5.7
0.16
23
1.7
16
2.6
9.9
5.4
0.52
76
1.01
0.31
−0.04
−0.43
Zn
mg/kg 33
24
23
0.73
400
8.3
59
15
37
43
4.2
132 6.30
50.58 0.11
3.05
N
number of samples analysed, X
arithmetical average, X(BC)
arithmetical average after Box-Cox method, Md
median, min
minimum, max
maximum, P
10 10th
percentile, P
90 90th percentile, P
25 25th percentile, P
75 75th percentile,
Ѕ standard deviation,
Ѕ x standard error, CV
coefficient of variation, A
skewness,
Е kurtosis,
ВС Вох-Сох transformed values
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