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Table 3 Water wells (site number 62–77) and seepage water (site number 9) with the presence of illudane glycosides and/or corresponding pterosins

From: Occurrence of carcinogenic illudane glycosides in drinking water wells

Site number

9

62

66

68a

68b

69a

69b

70

75

77

Country

DK

DK

SE

SE

SE

SE

SE

SE

ES

ES

Sampling date

07.08

05.07

13.10

01.08

13.10

01.08

13.10

15.08

01.10

01.10

Distance to bracken (m)

4

5

1

1

1

3

3

3

2

2

Well depth (m)

–

8

n.a

40

40

10

10

20

n.a

n.a

Water pH

5.9

7

7.1

n.a

7.2

n.a

6.4

6.8

7.1

7.3

EC (µS cm−1)

171

320

467

n.a

310

n.a

121

487

812

737

Rain event (day b.s.)

1

1

1

1

2

1

2

n.a

n.a

n.a

Soil type [42]

CS

SC

BR

BR

BR

n.a

n.a

n.a

SS

SS

Groundwater purpose

Seep

Tech

Drink

Drink

Drink

Drink

Drink

Drink

Drink

Drink

PTA (µg L-1)

1.27 ± 0.08

–

0.27 ± 0.02

–

–

–

–

–

trace

trace

PtB (µg L−1)

0.08 ± 0.03

–

–

–

–

0.05 ± 0.00

–

–

–

0.003 ± 0.00

CAU (µg L−1)

0.28 ± 0.01

Trace

–

0.59 ± 0.05

–

–

–

0.75 ± 0.04

–

–

PtA (µg L−1)

0.01 ± 0.01

0.03 ± 0.00

0.01 ± 0.05

0.01 ± 0.01

0.01 ± 0.01

0.03 ± 0.01

0.03 ± 0.00

0.003± 0.00

0.01 ± 0.00

-

PTE (µg L−1)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

PtG (µg L−1)

–

–

0.28 ± 0.04

trace

–

–

0.02 ± 0.02

–

–

–

  1. Empty cells represent no detection (< LOD) and “ ± “ represents standard deviation (n = 2). Average coefficient of variation equals 8%, 24%, 6%, 15% and 42% for PTA, PtB, CAU, PtA and PtG, respectively
  2. DK  Denmark, SE Sweden, ES  Spain, a  summer, b autumn, n.a. = not available, CS  clayey sand soil, SC  sandy clay soil, BR  bedrock, SS sandstone, Drink drinking water, Tech technical water (groundwater not used for drinking water purpose), EC  electrical conductivity, day b.s. = before sampling. All dates relate to year 2019