Basic HTML Version
MERC ER02-09
9
8. Results Trial 3: (MSI 01-09) 16-21 April 2009
Physical Parameters
TSS
mg/l
DOC
mg/l
POC
mg/l
T0 Initial
Ave
StDev
Ave
StDev
Ave
StDev
Conditions
7.33
0.50
3.62
0.24
0.84
0.07
Temp
o
C
Salinity
psu
Dis. Oxygen
mg/l
Turbidity
NTU
Ave
StDev
Ave
StDev
Ave
StDev
Ave
StDev
T0 Control
10.3
0.3
9.8
0.1
8.4
0.1
4.4
0.2
T0 Treated
10.4
0.1
9.8
0.0
8.4
0.5
4.2
0.1
TF Control
13.1
0.1
10.0
0.1
8.6
0.1
1.6
0.1
TF Treated
13.3
0.1
9.3
0.1
9.5
0.1
3.2
0.1
Live Organisms > 50
µ
m
T0 Ave
#/m
3
T0 StDev
#/m
3
TF Ave
#/m
3
TF StDev
#/m
3
Control
179,000
49,518
127,933
21,624
Treated
200
288
8
5
*Taxa listed in order of abundance.
Live Organisms 10 - 50
µ
m
Vital Stain Results
Note: the CMFDA stain technique commonly underestimates the abundance of live
organisms in this size class because not all live organisms reliably take up this stain.
T0 Ave
#/ml
T0 StDev
#/ml
TF Ave
#/ml
TF StDev
#/ml
Control
72.7
38.5
22.3
3.7
Treated
10
4
0.4
0.1
*TF Control
*TF Treated
Calanoida (
Eurytemora affinis
)
Calanoida
Copepoda nauplii
Harpacticoida
various eggs
Copepod nauplii
Cirrepedia nauplii
Rotifera
Ploychaeata (Spionidae)
Harpacticoida