Nitrate + Nitrite Trend Analysis

Spring No. of
Samples
Period Mann-
Kendall
p-Statistic
Sen’s Slope
(mg/L per year)
Mann-Kendall Trend
Alexander Springs 103 1977–2010 0.23372 -3.60E-04 stable
Apopka Spring 104 1986–2010 0.97412 -6.21E-03 stable
Blue Spring (Lake) 12 1996–2004 1.000 3.75E-02 stable
Blue Spring (Volusia) 82 1976–2010 3.64E-05 1.40E-02 increasing
Bugg Spring 54 1985–2010 1.02E-03 -1.57E-02 decreasing
Croaker Hole Spring 23 1995–2010 0.91697 -5.90E-04 stable
Double Run Spring 15 1998–2005 0.26551 -1.87E-01 stable
Fern Hammock Springs 92 1988–2010 1.99E-03 1.36E-03 increasing – insignificant
Gemini Springs 55 1995–2010 1.26E-05 4.38E-02 increasing
Green Springs 24 1996–2009 0.10741 2.46E-03 stable
Green Cove Spring 9 2001–2009 1.000 -2.60E-04 stable
Holiday Springs 10 1996–2004 0.80650 -4.67E-02 stable
Island Spring 6 2002–2009 1.000 -9.12E-03 stable
Juniper Springs 109 1984–2010 1.41E-04 1.06E-03 increasing – insignificant
Miami Springs 53 1993–2010 0.90165 -2.20E-04 stable
Orange Spring 11 2001–2009 0.53619 1.25E-03 stable
Palm Springs (Seminole) 53 1993–2010 0.65046 2.87E-03 stable
Ponce de Leon Springs 95 1984–2010 0.56834 3.62E-03 stable
Rock Springs 100 1984–2010 2.28E-03 -1.25E-02 decreasing
Salt Springs 97 1984–2010 0.53519 2.66E-04 stable
Sanlando Springs 53 1977–2010 0.36332 7.90E-03 stable
Silver Springs 59 1974–2010 2.47E-06 1.59E-02 increasing
Silver Glen Springs 92 1984–2010 0.35513 1.73E-04 stable
Starbuck Spring 54 1993–2010 0.53665 -6.42E-03 stable
Sweetwater Springs 75 1989–2010 0.16690 5.00E-04 stable
Wekiwa Springs 108 1977–2010 1.70E-04 -3.28E-02 decreasing