Station

Station: 269


Sub Area: WCA3

BioChem Date: 2014-09-16
BioChem Crew: JCR/MGR

SB
Location 
Latitude26.22933456
Longitude-80.67810415

NOTES: Soil samples contain fine roots.

Basic

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
2
EPA unit number for the surface water sampling chamber
CHOPPER
N31AT
number of helicopter and associated sampling equipment and supply cache
COND
461
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
2.33
in situ surface water dissolved oxygen, YSI sonde, mg/L
DOCSWEA
17
Dissolved organic carbon in surface water, mg/L (EPA SESD)
DOMINANT_MACRO
cattail
Dominant macrophyte at station based on visual observation
DUPE
N
Field duplicate station (Y/N)
FISHNUM
11
number of mosquitofish collected for Hg analysis
FLOC_or_FILM
Y
biofilm or floc presence within 0.25 square meter quadrat (Y/N)
FLOCCOLPOR
ALL
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
3
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
6
Field logbook number
OMSDFS
46
organic matter in soil, %, calculated as 100-ASHSDFS % (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Lab)
ORP
-84.2
Redox potential from YSI sonde, mV
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
7.18
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
13:00:00
Helicopter landing time at station
TIME_SAMPLE
13:30:00
Water sample collection time
TIME_TAKE_OFF
14:50:00
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
4091613A
File name logged at the station by the Trimble unit
TRIMBLE_LONG
80.67810415
Longitude, decimal degrees, from Trimble, post-processed
TURB
-0.3
in situ surface water turbidity, YSI sonde, NTU
VEGTYPE
4
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

DEPBEDR
2.9
2.7
3
2.87
FEET
depth to bedrock, point of refusal with metal probe, feet
FLOCTH
0
1
3.5
1.5
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
10.5
10
9.5
10
CM
vertical extent (length) of soil sample, from soil surface to bottom of core, centimeters
SOILTHI
1.2
0.9
1.3
1.13
FEET
soil thickness, feet, metal probe to point of refusal, calculated as difference between WATDEPTH and DEPBEDR
WATDEPTH
1.7
1.8
1.7
1.73
FEET
water depth, measured with probe, feet

BioChemistry

A G SC1 SC2 SC3
ASHFCFS
190000
mg/kg
 
FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory
Ash in dry samples, floc, after ashing at 550 C, mg/kg, (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Lab)
ASHSDFS
540000
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
54
%
 
FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory
Ash in dry samples, soil, after ashing at 550 C, percent, (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Lab)
BDFCFS
0.02
g/cc
 
FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory
Bulk Density of floc, g/cc dry weight (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory)
BDSDFS
0.11
g/cc
 
FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory
Bulk Density of soil, g/cc dry weight (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory)
CHLAFCFB
700
mg/kg
FIU nutrient analysis laboratory
Chlorophyll a in floc, mg/kg dry weight (FIU Nutrient Analysis Lab)
CHLASWFB
4
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
46
mg/L
Chloride in surface water, mg/L (EPA SESD); MRL=0.1 mg/L
FNH4SWFB
0.014
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
0.0023
mg/L
J,Q-2
FIU nutrient analysis laboratory
Filtered Nitrite + Nitrate in surface water, mg/L (FIU Nutrient Analysis Lab)
FNO2SWFB
0.0014
mg/L
J,Q-2
FIU nutrient analysis laboratory
Filtered Nitrite in surface water, mg/L (FIU Nutrient Analysis Lab)
FNO3SWFB
0.0009
mg/L
J, CV
FIU nutrient analysis laboratory
Filtered Nitrate in surface water, mg/L (FIU Nutrient Analysis Lab)
H2OFCFS
98
%
FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory
Water content of floc as percentage of wet weight (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Lab)
H2OSDFS
87
%
 
Water content of soil as percentage of wet weight (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Lab)
H2SBWEE
0.37
mg/L
Bottom water sulfide, mg/L, HACH method 8131 (EPA SESD Contractor)
LEAF_COLL
N
Y/N
 
sawgrass leaves collected for carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus analysis (Y/N)
MEHGFCFC
0.64
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
0.5
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
0.084
ng/L
U,B-4
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
1.7
FEET
 
Depth of the YSI sonde redox potential probe, feet
pHFCFS
7.75
std units
 
FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory
pH in floc as measured in 1:1 (gram wet soil: g distilled de-ionized water) soil slurry (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Lab)
pHSDFS
7.9
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
13
mg/L
Sulfate in surface water, mg/L (EPA SESD); MRL=0.02 mg/L
SRPSWFB
0.9
ug/L
U,MDL-U
FIU nutrient analysis laboratory
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus in surface water,ug/L (FIU Nutrient Analysis Lab)
TCFCFS
420
mg/g
 
FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory
Total Carbon in floc, milligrams per gram dry weight (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory)
TCSDFS
270
mg/g
FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory
Total Carbon in soil, mg per gram dry weight (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory)
TEMP
29.62
C
 
in situ surface water temperature, YSI sonde, degrees C
THGFCFC
84
ng/g
FIU mercury analytical laboratory
Total Mercury in floc, ng/g (FIU Mercury Lab)
THGFSFC
22
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
100
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
1.7
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
TNFCFS
34
mg/g
FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory
Total Nitrogen in floc, mg per g dry weight (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory)
TNSDFS
18
mg/g
FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory
Total Nitrogen in soil, mg per g dry weight (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory)
TNSWFB
0.6
mg/L
FIU nutrient analysis laboratory
Total Nitrogen in surface water, mg/L (FIU Nutrient Analysis Lab)
TOCSWEA
18
mg/L
 
Total organic carbon in surface water, mg/L (EPA SESD)
TPFCFB
1200
mg/kg
FIU nutrient analysis laboratory
Total Phosphorus in floc, mg/kg dry weight (FIU Nutrient Analysis Lab)
TPSDFB
580
ug/g
FIU nutrient analysis laboratory
Total Phosphorus in soil, ug/g (FIU Nutrient Analysis Lab)
TPSWFB
11
ug/L
FIU nutrient analysis laboratory
Total Phosphorus in surface water, ug/L (FIU Nutrient Analysis Laboratory)

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