| Sites(Distance from smelter) |
Fungi/Bacteria |
Predator/Prey |
Gram positive/Gram negative |
Saturated/Unsaturated |
Mono/Poly |
16w/16 cyclo |
18w/19 cyclo |
| Eroded/Disturbed (0-5km) |
0.19 |
0.04 |
0.77 |
1.19 |
3.70 |
2.87 |
0.81 |
| Stable upland(5-15km) |
0.15 |
0.04 |
0.51 |
0.89 |
3.80 |
2.43 |
0.83 |
| Reference(>15km) |
0.16 |
0.05 |
0.48 |
0.74 |
4.00 |
3.00 |
1.12 |
|
| Eroded/Disturbed sites: Dam, Kelly Lake and Airport; Stable upland sites: Kingsway, Kukagami and Laurentian; Reference sites: Onaping Falls, Capreol and Hagar. |
| Table 8: Phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) ratios analyzed in soil samples from the GSR. |
