Station: 157
Sub Area: WCA2
| BioChem Date: 2014-09-17 | |
| BioChem Crew: DML/TDS |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 26.24181649 |
| Longitude | -80.34884768 |
NOTES: ORP would not stabilize after 5 mins, from -25.7 to 4.0. All floc measurements after dewatering inside core tube, removed all periphyton before soil core placed in tub. Edge of slough and sawgrass. Sampled in sawgrass where point appeared to be.
Basic
| Item | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| AIR_DEP | N | Mercury air deposition water sample field blank site (Y/N) |
| BIOVOLUME | 0 | Periphyton within water column (floating and sweaters) harvested from 0.25 square meter quadrat, measured in graduated cylinder, mL |
| CAMERA_A | S49551 | EPA property number of digital camera used for field documentation of habitat and soil core |
| CAMERA_B | S15996 | EPA property number of digital camera used for field documentation of habitat and soil core |
| CATTAIL | Y | Cattail present at the station, based on visual observation, Y/N |
| CHAMBER | 3 | EPA unit number for the surface water sampling chamber |
| CHOPPER | N31AT | number of helicopter and associated sampling equipment and supply cache |
| COND | 493 | in situ surface water specific conductance, YSI sonde, umhos/cm |
| CYCLE | 11 | sampling cycle number |
| DEVICE | T | Device used for biovolume estimate, trash can T (area 0.062 square meters) or quadrat Q (area 0.25 square meters) |
| DO | 3.53 | in situ surface water dissolved oxygen, YSI sonde, mg/L |
| DOCSWEA | 20 | Dissolved organic carbon in surface water, mg/L (EPA SESD) |
| DOMINANT_MACRO | sawgrass | Dominant macrophyte at station based on visual observation |
| DUPE | N | Field duplicate station (Y/N) |
| FISHNUM | 20 | number of mosquitofish collected for Hg analysis |
| FLOC_or_FILM | Y | biofilm or floc presence within 0.25 square meter quadrat (Y/N) |
| FLOCCOLPOR | PART | Portion of floc collected from core; none, part or all |
| FLOCCONTB | 1 | number of storemore bottles used for floc collection |
| FLOCCONTT | 0 | number of tubs used for floc collection |
| FLOW | 1 | description of surface water flow at sampling site, based on visual observation: 1=sheetflow, 2=isolated pool (no flow), 3=uncertain |
| GARMIN | S49553 | Garmin Global Positioning System EPA property number, used for navigation to the station |
| GREEN_AL | N | green algae presence in 0.25 square meter quadrat (Y/N) |
| LOCATION | NOMINAL | sampled within 5 meters of GPS coordinates = nominal; 5-20 meters = shifted; >20 meters = station rejected; |
| LOGBOOK | 5 | Field logbook number |
| OMSDFS | 89 | organic matter in soil, %, calculated as 100-ASHSDFS % (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Lab) |
| PB_PERISM | N | benthic periphyton (soil mat) presence in 0.25 square meter quadrat (Y/N) |
| PE_PERISW | N | epiphytic (sweaters) periphyton presence in 0.25 square meter quadrat (Y/N) |
| PERI | 0 | Total percent cover of periphyton within 0.25 square meter quadrat, covered by all periphyton (PE, PB, PF) if 3-dimensional quadrat volume was compressed into a 2-dimensional plane |
| PF_PERIF | N | floating periphyton presence in 0.25 square meter quadrat (Y/N) |
| pH | 7.19 | in situ surface water pH, YSI sonde, std units |
| PILOT | CARLOS LUQUE | Helicopter pilot |
| PLANT_COLL | N | whole sawgrass plant collected for mercury analysis? (Y/N) |
| SOILTYPE | 1 | soil type categories, by visual observation of core: 1=peat, 2=peat layers, 3=marl, 4=marl layers, 5=sand, 6=other, 7=peat over marl, 8=marl over peat, 9=marl+peat mixed |
| TIME_LANDING | 10:50:00 | Helicopter landing time at station |
| TIME_SAMPLE | 11:03:00 | Water sample collection time |
| TIME_TAKE_OFF | 12:19:00 | Helicopter departure time from station |
| TRIMBLE | A77114 | Trimble Global Positioning System EPA property number, used to determine final station coordinates, taken at the centroid of the soil core collection locations |
| TRIMBLE_FILE_NAME | 4091711A | File name logged at the station by the Trimble unit |
| TRIMBLE_LONG | 80.34884768 | Longitude, decimal degrees, from Trimble, post-processed |
| TURB | 0.5 | in situ surface water turbidity, YSI sonde, NTU |
| VEGTYPE | 2 | plant community observed at sampling site: 1=wet prairie, 2=sawgrass marsh, 3=pond/gator hole, 4=cattail, 5=willow, 6=cypress, 7=brush, 8=other, 9=slough |
| WEATHER | 1 | weather conditions: 1=clear, 2=slightly overcast, 3=medium overcast, 4=very overcast, 5=drizzle, 6=rain |
| YSI_DEPTH | 6 | depth of deployment of probe array in surface water, inches |
| YSI_ID | 18 | EPA unit number for the YSI sonde |
| Item | Value 1 | Value 2 | Value 3 | Average | Units | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEPBEDR | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 6.9 | FEET | depth to bedrock, point of refusal with metal probe, feet |
| FLOCTH | 1.5 | 2.5 | 4 | 2.67 | CM | vertical extent (length) of floc layer in core, cm |
| PB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | CM | field data: benthic periphyton, or cookie, thickness, cm, collected from 3-inch inner diameter clear polycarbonate core |
| SOILCTH | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | CM | vertical extent (length) of soil sample, from soil surface to bottom of core, centimeters |
| SOILTHI | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.93 | FEET | soil thickness, feet, metal probe to point of refusal, calculated as difference between WATDEPTH and DEPBEDR |
| WATDEPTH | 3 | 2.9 | 3 | 2.97 | FEET | water depth, measured with probe, feet |
BioChemistry
| Item | Value | Units | Q | Protocol | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASHSDFS | 110000 | mg/kg | FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory | Ash in dry samples, soil, after ashing at 550 C, mg/kg, (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Lab) | |
| ASHSDFSP | 11 | % | FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory | Ash in dry samples, soil, after ashing at 550 C, percent, (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Lab) | |
| BDSDFS | 0.09 | g/cc | FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory | Bulk Density of soil, g/cc dry weight (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory) | |
| CHLASWFB | 7.8 | ug/L | FIU nutrient analysis laboratory | Chlorophyll a in surface water, ug/L (FIU Nutrient Analysis Lab); MRL= 0.1 ug/L | |
| CHLAVOL | 140 | ML | volume of surface water filtered for chlorophyll-a analysis, ml | ||
| CLSWEA | 70 | mg/L | J,QM-1 | Chloride in surface water, mg/L (EPA SESD); MRL=0.1 mg/L | |
| FNH4SWFB | 0.0076 | mg/L | J,Q-2 | FIU nutrient analysis laboratory | Filtered Ammonia in surface water, mg/L (FIU Nutrient Analysis Lab); MRL = 0.0031mg/L; PQL = 0.0140 mg/L |
| FNNSWFB | 0.0013 | mg/L | J,Q-2 | FIU nutrient analysis laboratory | Filtered Nitrite + Nitrate in surface water, mg/L (FIU Nutrient Analysis Lab) |
| FNO2SWFB | 0.001 | mg/L | J,Q-2 | FIU nutrient analysis laboratory | Filtered Nitrite in surface water, mg/L (FIU Nutrient Analysis Lab) |
| FNO3SWFB | 0.0003 | mg/L | J, CV | FIU nutrient analysis laboratory | Filtered Nitrate in surface water, mg/L (FIU Nutrient Analysis Lab) |
| H2OSDFS | 91 | % | Water content of soil as percentage of wet weight (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Lab) | ||
| H2SBWEE | 0.062 | mg/L | Bottom water sulfide, mg/L, HACH method 8131 (EPA SESD Contractor) | ||
| LEAF_COLL | Y | Y/N | sawgrass leaves collected for carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus analysis (Y/N) | ||
| MEHGFCFC | 0.47 | ng/g | FIU mercury analytical laboratory | Methyl Mercury in floc, ng/g (FIU Mercury Lab); 2014 MDL=0.04 ng/g; MRL = 0.12 ng/g; results reported as dry weight | |
| MEHGSDFC | 1.6 | ng/g | FIU mercury analytical laboratory | Methyl Mercury in soil, ng/g (FIU Mercury Lab); 2014 MDL=0.04 ng/g; MRL= 0.12 ng/g; results reported as dry weight | |
| MEHGSWFC | 0.62 | ng/L | FIU mercury analytical laboratory | Methyl Mercury in surface water, ng/L (FIU Mercury Lab); MDL=0.02 ng/L; PQL=0.06 ng/L | |
| ORPDEPTH | 2.1 | FEET | Depth of the YSI sonde redox potential probe, feet | ||
| pHSDFS | 7.36 | std units | FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory | ex situ soil pH, std units, as measured in 1:1 (gram wet weight soil:gram de-ionized distilled water) soil slurry (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory) | |
| SO4SWEA | 17 | mg/L | Sulfate in surface water, mg/L (EPA SESD); MRL=0.02 mg/L | ||
| SRPSWFB | 1.3 | ug/L | J,Q-2 | FIU nutrient analysis laboratory | Soluble Reactive Phosphorus in surface water,ug/L (FIU Nutrient Analysis Lab) |
| TCSDFS | 480 | mg/g | FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory | Total Carbon in soil, mg per gram dry weight (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory) | |
| TCVGFS | 460 | mg/g | FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory | Total Carbon in vegetation (sawgrass leaf clippings), mg per gram dry weight (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory) | |
| TEMP | 29.14 | C | in situ surface water temperature, YSI sonde, degrees C | ||
| THGFCFC | 210 | ng/g | FIU mercury analytical laboratory | Total Mercury in floc, ng/g (FIU Mercury Lab) | |
| THGFSFC | 12 | ng/g | FIU mercury analytical laboratory | Total Mercury in mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis), ug/kg (FIU Mercury Lab); MDL = 3.2 ug/kg; MRL = 9.6 ug/kg; reported as wet weight, composite of up to seven fish | |
| THGSDFC | 220 | ng/g | FIU mercury analytical laboratory | Total Mercury in soil, ng/g (FIU Mercury Lab), MDL = 2.4 ng/g, MRL = 7.2 ng/g | |
| THGSWFC | 3.1 | ng/L | FIU mercury analytical laboratory | Total Mercury in surface water, ng/L (FIU Mercury Lab); MDL = 0.2 ng/L; PQL = 0.5 ng/L | |
| TNSDFS | 33 | mg/g | FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory | Total Nitrogen in soil, mg per g dry weight (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory) | |
| TNSWFB | 0.76 | mg/L | FIU nutrient analysis laboratory | Total Nitrogen in surface water, mg/L (FIU Nutrient Analysis Lab) | |
| TNVGFS | 9.5 | mg/g | FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory | Total Nitrogen in sawgrass leaf clippings, mg/g, dry weight (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory) | |
| TOCSWEA | 22 | mg/L | Total organic carbon in surface water, mg/L (EPA SESD) | ||
| TPSDFB | 470 | ug/g | FIU nutrient analysis laboratory | Total Phosphorus in soil, ug/g (FIU Nutrient Analysis Lab) | |
| TPSWFB | 9.3 | ug/L | FIU nutrient analysis laboratory | Total Phosphorus in surface water, ug/L (FIU Nutrient Analysis Laboratory) | |
| TPVGFB | 280 | ug/g | FIU nutrient analysis laboratory | Total Phosphorus in sawgrass leaf clippings, ug/g dry weight (FIU Nutrient Analysis Lab) |
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