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Year Months
Present
Minimum Median Mean 90th
Percentile
Maximum Standard
Deviation
Number of
Observations
Detection
Limit
Estimated
Risk
2023
0.12 0.32 * 2.33 10 2.38 20 0.1 *
2022
0.11 0.41 1.06 1.4 11 2.73 29 0.1 11
2021
0.05 0.15 * 0.62 7.2 1.50 22 0.1 *
2020
0.05 * * * 0.24 0.071 7 0.1 *
2019
0.05 0.16 * 0.62 1.4 0.318 26 0.1 *
2018
* * * * * * 0 * *
2017
0.17 1.85 * 55.1 110 32.0 20 0.1 *
2016
0.79 26.5 48.2 130 190 53.9 30 0.1 477
2015
0.05 0.81 * 3.68 7.5 1.84 25 0.1 *
2014
0.11 0.49 1.49 3.83 14 2.77 28 0.1 15
2013
0.16 0.69 1.33 3.0 8.1 1.72 31 0.1 13
2012
0.05 0.46 2.41 8.92 21 4.54 30 0.1 24
2011
0.05 0.3 1.43 1.9 15 2.80 31 0.1 14
2010
0.05 0.47 2.65 9.4 17 4.60 31 0.1 26
2009
0.05 0.15 * 0.34 0.76 0.171 27 0.1 *
2008
0.05 0.17 0.202 0.32 0.78 0.138 30 0.1 2
2007
0.05 0.17 0.193 0.28 0.5 0.085 30 0.1 2
2006
0.05 0.16 0.18 0.26 0.58 0.11 29 0.1 2
2005
0.05 0.18 0.301 0.45 3.4 0.59 31 0.1 3
2004
0.05 0.24 0.291 0.48 1.3 0.24 29 0.1 3
2003
0.05 0.32 0.447 1.07 1.8 0.484 30 0.1 4
2002
0.1 0.24 * 0.97 1.4 0.36 26 0.1 *
2001
0.5 0.27 0.437 0.75 1.0 0.247 31 0.1 4
2000
0.5 0.5 0.69 0.5 3.6 0.58 30 1.0 7
1999
0.5 0.5 0.58 0.5 1.4 0.24 26 1.0 6
1998
0.5 0.5 * 1.1 7.2 1.72 15 1.0 *
1997
0.5 * * * 0.5 0.94 1 1.0 *
1996
0.5 0.5 0.83 1.3 5.6 0.94 31 1.0 8
1995
0.5 0.5 0.98 1.8 2.1 0.58 31 1.0 10
1994
0.5 0.5 0.93 1.8 2.5 0.62 31 1.0 9
1993
0.5 0.5 1.10 2.1 3.7 0.87 29 1.0 11
1992
0.5 0.5 0.60 0.5 2.2 0.33 30 1.0 6
1991
0.5 0.5 0.69 1.3 1.9 0.42 29 1.0 7
1990
0.5 1.2 * 2.3 4.2 0.97 24 1.0 *
1989
0.5 0.5 0.91 1.8 2.3 0.57 24 1.0 9
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Notes Values below the Limit of Detection (LoD) assumed to be ½ LoD.
Means and risks shown only for years with data in all 12 months.
"*" means there was insufficient or no data available to determine the value.