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MERC ER02-09
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6. Results Trial 1 (MSI-05-08): 18-23 September 2008
Physical Parameters
TSS
mg/l
DOC
mg/l
POC
mg/l
T0 Initial
Ave
StDev
Ave
StDev
Ave
StDev
Conditions
5.0
0.5
-
-
1.123
0.129
Note: Did not analyze for DOC in 2008
Temp
o
C
Salinity
psu
Dis. Oxygen
mg/l
*Turbidity
NTU
Ave
StDev
Ave
StDev
Ave
StDev
Ave
StDev
T0 Control
24.5
0.0
11.7
0.0
3.9
.5
-
-
T0 Treated
24.6
0.2
11.6
0.1
3.7
0.3
-
-
TF Control
24.5
0.1
11.7
0.0
3.8
0.1
-
-
TF Treated
24.7
0.1
11.6
0.1
3.3
0.1
-
-
*Data not recorded in 2008
Live Organisms > 50
µ
m
T0 Ave
#/m
3
T0 StDev
#/m
3
TF Ave
#/m
3
TF StDev
#/m
3
Control
31,175
4,238
55,050
10,828
Treated
107
4.16
6
1.87
* 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
530.7
122.5
11.2
2.3
Treated
7.3
0.6
0.6
0.7
*TF Control
*TF Treated
Nauplii (copepod)
Nematoda
Copepoda, Harpacticoida
nauplii (copepod)
Copepoda, Cyclopoida
Turbellaria
Copepoda, Calanoida
Nematoda
Rotifera