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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of variables used in the study (Data in December, January and February were excluded)

From: Acute health effects associated with satellite-determined cyanobacterial blooms in a drinking water source in Massachusetts

Variable

N

Mean

Std Dev

Minimum

Maximum

Daily count of gastrointestinal illness

1100

72.57

14.85

36

132

Daily count of respiratory illness

1100

79.13

29.88

27

206

Daily count of dermal illness

1100

24.24

7.38

6

55

Daily count of cyanobacteria cells (maximum from 5 pixels)

273

76,280

101,572

10,000

575,440

Daily O3 (ppm)

1100

0.03

0.01

0.005

0.07

Daily SO2 (ppb)

1100

3.63

3.71

0

35.9

Daily NO2 (ppm)

1100

29.23

9.85

8

68

Daily CO (ppm)

1100

0.36

0.18

0

1.9

Daily PM2.5 (μg/m3)

1100

9.48

5.30

1.1

57.4

Daily precipitation (mm)

1100

4.00

9.94

0

114.89

Daily mean temperature (°C)

1100

14.73

7.53

−8

30.6