| ASHPBFS | 790000 | mg/kg | | FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory | Ash in dry samples, benthic periphyton, after ashing at 550 C, mg/kg, (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Lab) |
| ASHPCFS | 770000 | mg/kg | | FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory | Ash in dry samples, composite epiphytic and floating periphyton, after ashing at 550 C, mg/kg, (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Lab) |
| ASHSDFS | 890000 | 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 | 89 | % | | FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory | Ash in dry samples, soil, after ashing at 550 C, percent, (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Lab) |
| BDPBFS | 0.24 | g/cc | | FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory | Bulk Density of benthic periphyton, g/cc dry weight (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory) |
| BDPCFS | 0.26 | g/cc | | FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory | Bulk Density of composite floating and epiphytic periphyton, g/cc dry weight (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory) |
| BDSDFS | 0.42 | g/cc | | FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory | Bulk Density of soil, g/cc dry weight (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory) |
| CHLAPBFB | 0.057 | mg/kg | | FIU nutrient analysis laboratory | Chlorophyll a in benthic periphyton, mg/kg, dry weight (FIU Nutrient Analysis Lab) |
| CHLAPCFB | 0.063 | mg/kg | | FIU nutrient analysis laboratory | Chlorophyll a in composite epiphytic and floating periphyton, mg/kg, dry weight (FIU Nutrient Analysis Lab) |
| CHLASWFB | 0.5 | ug/L | | FIU nutrient analysis laboratory | Chlorophyll a in surface water, ug/L (FIU Nutrient Analysis Lab); MRL= 0.1 ug/L |
| CHLAVOL | 150 | ML | | | volume of surface water filtered for chlorophyll-a analysis, ml |
| CLSWEA | 39 | mg/L | | | Chloride in surface water, mg/L (EPA SESD); MRL=0.1 mg/L |
| FNH4SWFB | 0.01 | 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 | 0.0047 | 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 | 0.0037 | mg/L | J, CV | FIU nutrient analysis laboratory | Filtered Nitrate in surface water, mg/L (FIU Nutrient Analysis Lab) |
| H2OPBFS | 82 | % | | | Water content of benthic periphyton as percentage of wet weight (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Lab) |
| H2OPCFS | 80 | % | | FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory | Water content of composite epiphytic and floating periphyton as percentage of wet weight (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Lab) |
| H2OSDFS | 67 | % | | | Water content of soil as percentage of wet weight (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Lab) |
| H2SBWEE | 0.007 | mg/L | J | | 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 | 0.8 | 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 |
| MEHGPBFC | 0.4 | ng/g | | FIU mercury analytical laboratory | Methyl Mercury in benthic periphyton, ng/g (FIU Mercury Lab) |
| MEHGPCFC | 0.12 | ng/g | J,Q-2 | FIU mercury analytical laboratory | Methyl Mercury in composite epiphytic and floating periphyton, ng/g (FIU Mercury Lab) |
| MEHGSDFC | 0.55 | 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 | 0.06 | ng/L | U | 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 | 0.2 | FEET | | | Depth of the YSI sonde redox potential probe, feet |
| pHPBFS | 7.66 | std units | | FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory | pH in benthic periphyton as measured in 1:1 (gram wet soil: g distilled de-ionized water) slurry (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Lab) |
| pHPCFS | 7.72 | std units | | FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory | pH in composite epiphytic and floating periphyton as measured in 1:1 (gram wet soil: g de-ionized distilled water) soil slurry (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Lab) |
| pHSDFS | 7.64 | 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 | 0.023 | mg/L | J,Q-2 | | Sulfate in surface water, mg/L (EPA SESD); MRL=0.02 mg/L |
| SRPSWFB | 1.6 | ug/L | J,Q-2 | FIU nutrient analysis laboratory | Soluble Reactive Phosphorus in surface water,ug/L (FIU Nutrient Analysis Lab) |
| TCPBFS | 180 | mg/g | | FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory | Total Carbon in benthic periphyton, mg per gram, dry weight (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory) |
| TCPCFS | 190 | mg/g | | FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory | Total Carbon in combined floating and epiphytic periphyton, mg per gram, dry weight (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory) |
| TCSDFS | 150 | mg/g | | FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory | Total Carbon in soil, mg per gram dry weight (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory) |
| TEMP | 29.63 | C | | | in situ surface water temperature, YSI sonde, degrees C |
| THGFCFC | 12 | ng/g | | FIU mercury analytical laboratory | Total Mercury in floc, ng/g (FIU Mercury Lab) |
| THGPBFC | 5.3 | ng/g | J,Q-2 | FIU mercury analytical laboratory | Total Mercury in benthic periphyton, ng/g (FIU Mercury Lab) |
| THGPCFC | 9.5 | ng/g | | FIU mercury analytical laboratory | Total Mercury in composite epiphytic and floating periphyton, ng/g (FIU Mercury Lab) |
| THGSDFC | 29 | ng/g | J,QC-2 | 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 | ng/L | U,B-4 | FIU mercury analytical laboratory | Total Mercury in surface water, ng/L (FIU Mercury Lab); MDL = 0.2 ng/L; PQL = 0.5 ng/L |
| TNPBFS | 7.3 | mg/g | | FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory | Total Nitrogen in benthic periphyton, mg per g, dry weight (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory) |
| TNPCFS | 7.7 | mg/g | | FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory | Total Nitrogen in composite floating and epiphytic periphyton, mg per g, dry weight (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory) |
| TNSDFS | 5.9 | mg/g | | FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory | Total Nitrogen in soil, mg per g dry weight (FIU Soil/Sediment Biogeochemistry Laboratory) |
| TNSWFB | 0.45 | mg/L | | FIU nutrient analysis laboratory | Total Nitrogen in surface water, mg/L (FIU Nutrient Analysis Lab) |
| TOCSWEA | 11 | mg/L | | | Total organic carbon in surface water, mg/L (EPA SESD) |
| TPPBFB | 69 | ug/g | | FIU nutrient analysis laboratory | Total Phosphorus in benthic periphyton, ug/g dry weight (FIU Nutrient Analysis Lab) |
| TPPCFB | 65 | ug/g | | FIU nutrient analysis laboratory | Total Phosphorus in composite floating and epiphytic periphyton, ug/g dry weight (FIU Nutrient Analysis Lab) |
| TPSDFB | 140 | ug/g | | FIU nutrient analysis laboratory | Total Phosphorus in soil, ug/g (FIU Nutrient Analysis Lab) |
| TPSWFB | 4.4 | ug/L | | FIU nutrient analysis laboratory | Total Phosphorus in surface water, ug/L (FIU Nutrient Analysis Laboratory) |