Station

Station: 268


Sub Area: WCA3

BioChem Date: 2014-09-09
BioChem Crew: JWA/BCS

SB
Location 
Latitude25.806137
Longitude-80.564786

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Basic

ItemValueDescription
AIR_DEPNMercury air deposition water sample field blank site (Y/N)
BIOVOLUME0Periphyton within water column (floating and sweaters) harvested from 0.25 square meter quadrat, measured in graduated cylinder, mL
CAMERA_AS49551EPA property number of digital camera used for field documentation of habitat and soil core
CAMERA_BS15996EPA property number of digital camera used for field documentation of habitat and soil core
CATTAILYCattail present at the station, based on visual observation, Y/N
CHAMBER3EPA unit number for the surface water sampling chamber
CHOPPERN31ATnumber of helicopter and associated sampling equipment and supply cache
COND383in situ surface water specific conductance, YSI sonde, umhos/cm
CYCLE11sampling cycle number
DEVICETDevice used for biovolume estimate, trash can T (area 0.062 square meters) or quadrat Q (area 0.25 square meters)
DO6.73in situ surface water dissolved oxygen, YSI sonde, mg/L
DOCSWEA17Dissolved organic carbon in surface water, mg/L (EPA SESD)
DOMINANT_MACROsawgrassDominant macrophyte at station based on visual observation
DUPENField duplicate station (Y/N)
FISHNUM20number of mosquitofish collected for Hg analysis
FLOC_or_FILMNbiofilm or floc presence within 0.25 square meter quadrat (Y/N)
FLOCCOLPORALLPortion of floc collected from core; none, part or all
FLOCCONTB1number of storemore bottles used for floc collection
FLOCCONTT0number of tubs used for floc collection
FLOW1description of surface water flow at sampling site, based on visual observation: 1=sheetflow, 2=isolated pool (no flow), 3=uncertain
GARMINS49553Garmin Global Positioning System EPA property number, used for navigation to the station
GREEN_ALNgreen algae presence in 0.25 square meter quadrat (Y/N)
LOCATIONNOMINALsampled within 5 meters of GPS coordinates = nominal; 5-20 meters = shifted; >20 meters = station rejected;
LOGBOOK2Field logbook number
OMSDFS89organic matter in soil, %, calculated as 100-ASHSDFS % (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Lab)
ORP142.9Redox potential from YSI sonde, mV
PB_PERISMNbenthic periphyton (soil mat) presence in 0.25 square meter quadrat (Y/N)
PE_PERISWNepiphytic (sweaters) periphyton presence in 0.25 square meter quadrat (Y/N)
PERI0Total 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_PERIFNfloating periphyton presence in 0.25 square meter quadrat (Y/N)
pH7.59in situ surface water pH, YSI sonde, std units
PILOTCARLOS LUQUEHelicopter pilot
PLANT_COLLNwhole sawgrass plant collected for mercury analysis? (Y/N)
SOILTYPE1soil 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_LANDING14:00:00Helicopter landing time at station
TIME_SAMPLE14:10:00Water sample collection time
TIME_TAKE_OFF15:25:00Helicopter departure time from station
TRIMBLEA77112Trimble Global Positioning System EPA property number, used to determine final station coordinates, taken at the centroid of the soil core collection locations
TRIMBLE_FILE_NAME4090914AFile name logged at the station by the Trimble unit
TRIMBLE_LONG80.564786Longitude, decimal degrees, from Trimble, post-processed
TURB0.9in situ surface water turbidity, YSI sonde, NTU
VEGTYPE2plant 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
WEATHER1weather conditions: 1=clear, 2=slightly overcast, 3=medium overcast, 4=very overcast, 5=drizzle, 6=rain
YSI_DEPTH5depth of deployment of probe array in surface water, inches
YSI_ID18EPA unit number for the YSI sonde

ItemValue 1Value 2Value 3AverageUnitsDescription
DEPBEDR7.68.37.67.83FEETdepth to bedrock, point of refusal with metal probe, feet
FLOCTH2.5976.17CMvertical extent (length) of floc layer in core, cm
PB0000CMfield data: benthic periphyton, or cookie, thickness, cm, collected from 3-inch inner diameter clear polycarbonate core
SOILCTH101010.510.17CMvertical extent (length) of soil sample, from soil surface to bottom of core, centimeters
SOILTHI6.376.26.5FEETsoil thickness, feet, metal probe to point of refusal, calculated as difference between WATDEPTH and DEPBEDR
WATDEPTH1.31.31.41.33FEETwater depth, measured with probe, feet

BioChemistry

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ItemValueUnitsQProtocolDescription
ASHFCFS130000mg/kg FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry LaboratoryAsh in dry samples, floc, after ashing at 550 C, mg/kg, (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Lab)
ASHSDFS110000mg/kg FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry LaboratoryAsh in dry samples, soil, after ashing at 550 C, mg/kg, (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Lab)
ASHSDFSP11% FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry LaboratoryAsh in dry samples, soil, after ashing at 550 C, percent, (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Lab)
BDFCFS0.03g/cc FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry LaboratoryBulk Density of floc, g/cc dry weight (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory)
BDSDFS0.1g/cc  FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry LaboratoryBulk Density of soil, g/cc dry weight (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory)
CHLAFCFB280mg/kgFIU nutrient analysis laboratoryChlorophyll a in floc, mg/kg dry weight (FIU Nutrient Analysis Lab)
CHLASWFB6ug/LFIU nutrient analysis laboratoryChlorophyll a in surface water, ug/L (FIU Nutrient Analysis Lab); MRL= 0.1 ug/L
CHLAVOL140ML volume of surface water filtered for chlorophyll-a analysis, ml
CLSWEA30mg/LChloride in surface water, mg/L (EPA SESD); MRL=0.1 mg/L
FNH4SWFB0.019mg/LAFIU nutrient analysis laboratoryFiltered Ammonia in surface water, mg/L (FIU Nutrient Analysis Lab); MRL = 0.0031mg/L; PQL = 0.0140 mg/L
FNNSWFB0.0014mg/LA,J,Q-2FIU nutrient analysis laboratoryFiltered Nitrite + Nitrate in surface water, mg/L (FIU Nutrient Analysis Lab)
FNO2SWFB0.0013mg/LA,J,Q-2FIU nutrient analysis laboratoryFiltered Nitrite in surface water, mg/L (FIU Nutrient Analysis Lab)
FNO3SWFB0.0001mg/LJ, CVFIU nutrient analysis laboratoryFiltered Nitrate in surface water, mg/L (FIU Nutrient Analysis Lab)
H2OFCFS97%FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry LaboratoryWater content of floc as percentage of wet weight (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Lab)
H2OSDFS87% Water content of soil as percentage of wet weight (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Lab)
H2SBWEE0.007mg/LJBottom water sulfide, mg/L, HACH method 8131 (EPA SESD Contractor)
LEAF_COLLNY/N sawgrass leaves collected for carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus analysis (Y/N)
MEHGFCFC0.13ng/gFIU mercury analytical laboratoryMethyl Mercury in floc, ng/g (FIU Mercury Lab); 2014 MDL=0.04 ng/g; MRL = 0.12 ng/g; results reported as dry weight
MEHGSDFC1.2ng/gFIU mercury analytical laboratoryMethyl Mercury in soil, ng/g (FIU Mercury Lab); 2014 MDL=0.04 ng/g; MRL= 0.12 ng/g; results reported as dry weight
MEHGSWFC0.24ng/LFIU mercury analytical laboratoryMethyl Mercury in surface water, ng/L (FIU Mercury Lab); MDL=0.02 ng/L; PQL=0.06 ng/L
ORPDEPTH0.5FEET Depth of the YSI sonde redox potential probe, feet
pHFCFS7.19std units FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry LaboratorypH in floc as measured in 1:1 (gram wet soil: g distilled de-ionized water) soil slurry (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Lab)
pHSDFS7.31std units FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratoryex 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)
SO4SWEA0.065mg/LJ,Q-2Sulfate in surface water, mg/L (EPA SESD); MRL=0.02 mg/L
SRPSWFB2.5ug/LA,J,Q-2FIU nutrient analysis laboratorySoluble Reactive Phosphorus in surface water,ug/L (FIU Nutrient Analysis Lab)
TCFCFS440mg/g  FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry LaboratoryTotal Carbon in floc, milligrams per gram dry weight (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory)
TCSDFS480mg/g FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry LaboratoryTotal Carbon in soil, mg per gram dry weight (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory)
TEMP31.66C in situ surface water temperature, YSI sonde, degrees C
THGFCFC150ng/gFIU mercury analytical laboratoryTotal Mercury in floc, ng/g (FIU Mercury Lab)
THGFSFC52ng/gFIU mercury analytical laboratoryTotal 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
THGSDFC240ng/gFIU mercury analytical laboratoryTotal Mercury in soil, ng/g (FIU Mercury Lab), MDL = 2.4 ng/g, MRL = 7.2 ng/g
THGSWFC1.1ng/LU,B-4FIU mercury analytical laboratoryTotal Mercury in surface water, ng/L (FIU Mercury Lab); MDL = 0.2 ng/L; PQL = 0.5 ng/L
TNFCFS36mg/g FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry LaboratoryTotal Nitrogen in floc, mg per g dry weight (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory)
TNSDFS33mg/g FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry LaboratoryTotal Nitrogen in soil, mg per g dry weight (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory)
TNSWFB0.63mg/LFIU nutrient analysis laboratoryTotal Nitrogen in surface water, mg/L (FIU Nutrient Analysis Lab)
TOCSWEA15mg/L Total organic carbon in surface water, mg/L (EPA SESD)
TPFCFB530mg/kgFIU nutrient analysis laboratoryTotal Phosphorus in floc, mg/kg dry weight (FIU Nutrient Analysis Lab)
TPSDFB420ug/gFIU nutrient analysis laboratoryTotal Phosphorus in soil, ug/g (FIU Nutrient Analysis Lab)
TPSWFB5.1ug/LAFIU nutrient analysis laboratoryTotal Phosphorus in surface water, ug/L (FIU Nutrient Analysis Laboratory)

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