Data on contents of fifty phenolic compounds in three rivers in Tianjin, China

This article contains data related to the research article entitled Distribution and potential ecological risk of 50 phenolic compounds in three rivers in Tianjin, China [1]. This data article reports the detailed information for the contaminant level of phenolic compounds in three rivers in Tianjin, China. The data collects from seven sample sites in Beitang drainage river, sixteen sample sites in Dagu drainage river, and fourteen sample sites in Yongdingxin river. The ranges, standard deviations, average values, median values of the concentrations of identified phenolic compounds in three rivers and the standard deviations, average values, the maximum values of risk quotients of identified phenolic compounds in three rivers are listed in this paper. (C) 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc.