Table 1 Catchment and stream characteristics for each of the three sampling sites. Substrate size was logarithmically transformed to Krumbein scale, phi units (φ)
Site | Latitude Longitude | Catchment size (km2)) | Distance from plastic recycling plant | Length from river origin (km) | River width (m) | Yearly discharge (Mm3/year) | Slope | Boulder (%) | Cobble (%) | Coarse gravel (%) | Coarse pebbles (%) | Small and medium pebbles (%) | Sand (%) | Phi (φ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St. 1 | 62.1892, 9.6988 | 270 | 22.7Â km upstream | 42.7 | 9 | 117.8 | 8.3 | 1 | 10 | 55 | 14 | 15 | 5 | -5.9 |
St. 2 | 62.1537, 10.1807 | 1197 | 13.9Â km downstream | 79.3 | 48 | 522.3 | 8.9 | 5 | 25 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 3 | -6.6 |
St. 3 | 62.1317, 10.56768 | 2128 | 43.4Â km downstream | 108.8 | 50 | 928.5 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 60 | 10 | 15 | 4 | -6.0 |