BUREAU OF GEOLOGY APPENDIX D WATER QUALITY Water Quality Parameters Measured in Conjunction with Peatland Development; Minnesota, North Carolina and Florida. Water Quality Characteristics Targeted for Baseline Studies by Minnesota. (Taken from Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, 1981). acidity alkalinity aluminum ammonia arsenic boron cadmium calcium chemical oxygen demand chromium color copper dissolved oxygen fulvic acid humic acid iron magnesium manganese mercury nickel nitrate nitrite organic nitrogen pH selenium sodium specific conductivity suspended sediment temperature total nitrogen total phosphorous zinc lead Water Quality Characteristics Targeted for Monitoring in Conjunction with a Peat Mining Operation, Department of Environmental Regulation, State of Florida. Alkalinity Aluminum Beryllium Cadmium Chromium Color Copper Dissolved Ortho-Phosphate Dissolved Oxygen Iron Lead Mercury Nickel Ortho Phosphate pH Phenols Selenium Specific Conductance Temperature Total Dissolved Solids Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen Total Organic Carbon Total Phosphorus Total Suspended Solids Turbidity Zinc 134