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Table 1 Field sites characteristics

From: Site-specific impacts on gene expression and behavior in fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) exposed in situ to streams adjacent to sewage treatment plants

   

Land use (% of drainage basin)

 

Site #

Site Name

Drainage area (km 2 )

Urban

Agicultural

Wetland

Forest

Water

Other

Feed Lots within 1 or 5 mi

7

Shell Rock River near Albert Lea, MN

388

7.6

81.7

2.6

3.5

4.5

0.1

NA

11

Des Moines River upstream of Windom

1432

1.1

89.5

3.9

2.3

3.2

0

0, 3

12

Des Moines River down stream of Windom

2944

1.7

90.4

3.3

1.8

2.8

0

NA

13

Rock River upstream of Luvern, MN

792

1.3

94.9

2.2

1.5

0.1

0

2, 12

21

Jewitts Creek downstream of Litchfield, MN*

27

7.3

63.9

14.9

4.4

?

?

0, 1

  1. Study sites and land basin characteristics from Lee et al. [7], Sites 3, 7, 11, 12, 13, and Lee et al. [5], Site 21. Feedlots are the number of "non-permitted" animal feedlots within approximately 1/4 mile from the stream or its tributaries within and 1 and 5 miles upstream of the exposure site.
  2. Table was abstracted from Lee et al. [7]
  3. * Data is from Lee et al. [7]
  4. NA, data not available