Sulfate Trend Analysis
| Spring | No. of Samples |
Period | Mann- Kendall p-Statistic |
Sen’s Slope (mg/L per year) |
Mann-Kendall Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Springs | 118 | 1956–2010 | 0.00706 | 0.197 | increasing – insignificant |
| Apopka Spring | 118 | 1972–2010 | 0.00232 | 0.105 | increasing – insignificant |
| Beecher Springs | 15 | 1960–2001 | 0.31004 | -0.152 | stable |
| Blue Spring (Lake) | 16 | 1972–2004 | 0.00236 | 0.256 | increasing – insignificant |
| Blue Spring (Volusia) | 99 | 1960–2010 | 0.71078 | 0.063 | stable |
| Bugg Spring | 55 | 1967–2010 | 0.00639 | 0.168 | increasing – insignificant |
| Croaker Hole Spring | 30 | 1981–2010 | 0.01944 | -0.780 | decreasing – insignificant |
| Double Run Spring | 16 | 1998–2005 | 0.90154 | -0.073 | stable |
| Fern Hammock Springs | 97 | 1972–2010 | 0.70646 | 0.002 | stable |
| Gemini Springs | 58 | 1972–2010 | 0.39867 | -0.299 | stable |
| Green Springs | 45 | 1972–2010 | 0.66142 | 0.772 | stable |
| Green Cove Spring | 45 | 1956–2010 | 0.00029 | -0.102 | decreasing – insignificant |
| Holiday Springs | 14 | 1972–2004 | 0.00938 | 0.258 | increasing – insignificant |
| Island Spring | 29 | 1982–2010 | 0.46551 | 3.943 | stable |
| Juniper Springs | 123 | 1956–2010 | 0.01543 | -0.053 | decreasing – insignificant |
| Miami Springs | 61 | 1960–2010 | 3.87E-06 | 0.425 | increasing – insignificant |
| Orange Spring | 41 | 1972–2010 | 0.58295 | -0.038 | stable |
| Palm Springs (Seminole) | 61 | 1956–2010 | 2.81E-07 | 0.322 | increasing – insignificant |
| Ponce de Leon Springs | 112 | 1956–2010 | 0.00019 | 0.330 | increasing – insignificant |
| Rock Springs | 138 | 1956–2010 | 0.14447 | 0.021 | stable |
| Salt Springs | 109 | 1956–2010 | 0.55596 | 0.214 | stable |
| Sanlando Springs | 62 | 1960–2010 | 0.00412 | 0.099 | increasing – insignificant |
| Silver Springs | 83 | 1956–2010 | 0.07633 | -0.131 | decreasing – insignificant |
| Silver Glen Springs | 97 | 1972–2010 | 0.00974 | -0.700 | decreasing – insignificant |
| Starbuck Spring | 63 | 1944–2010 | 2.34E-05 | 0.239 | increasing – insignificant |
| Sweetwater Springs | 78 | 1980–2010 | 0.00011 | -1.620 | decreasing – insignificant |
| Wadesboro Spring | 6 | 1960–2002 | 0.06029 | 0.371 | increasing – insignificant |
| Wekiwa Springs | 139 | 1956–2010 | 1.13E-11 | 0.206 | increasing – insignificant |