OPEN FILE REPORT NO. 85


 Table 9. Homosassa Springs Group water quality analyses.

 1972 1972 No. 1 No. 2 No. 3
 1972 1972
 Analytes 1956 1966 2001 2001 2001
 6 (apr)(oc) Unfilt. Filter Unfilt. Filter Unfilt. Filter
Field Measures
Temperature 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.4 23.3 23.6
DO 4.3 3.97 3.86 4.09
pH 8.2 7.5 6.9 7.9 7.67 7.62 7.81
Sp. Cond. 2590 2900 2370 3740 5250 6330 1980
Lab Analytes
BOD 0.1 0.681 0.861 0.761
Turbidity 1 1.3 0.5 0.25
Color 3 0 0 10 5U 5U 5 U
Alkalinity 110 110 120 110 120 115 120 117 110 112
Sp. Cond. 5200 6200 2000
TDS 2830 3310 1020
TSS 4U 4U 4U -
Cl 680 780 640 1100 1500 1500 1900 1900 520 510
SO4 95 111 84 150 220 220 260 260 74 72
F 0.3 0.2 2.0 0.14 0.12 0.14 0.13 0.1 0.0931
Nutrients
TOC 0 1U 1U U -
NO3+NO, 0.26 0.20 0.51 0.51 J 0.5 0.5 J 0.53 0.55 J
NH3+NH4 0.028 0.021 0.034 0.026 0.011 0.0121
TKN 0.151 0.121 0.131 0.121 0.0911 0.111
P 0.02 0.028 0.029 I 0.034 I 0.029 0.048 Q 0.026
PO4 0.01 0.018 J 0.021 J 0.011 J
Metals
Ca 54 55 48 65 69.2 70 75.8 77.3 47.6 46.3 A
K 18 12 20 28.8 29.8 35.5 35.5 9.84 0.45
Na 420 340 600 815 814 972 986 267 3.7
Mg 56 57 48 86 100 103 123 124 39.1 37.5 A
As 0 3U 3U 3U 3U 3U 3U
B 60 344 422 125
Al 75 U 75 U 75U
Cd 0 0.75U 0.75U 0.75U 0.75U 0.75U 0.75U
Co 0 0.75 U 0.75 U 0.75 U
Cr 0 2U 2U 2U 2U 2U 2U
Cu 0 2.5 U 2.5 U 2.5 U 2.5 U 2.5 U 2.5 U
Fe 10 300 891 190 521 370 35U
Mn 0 21.4 13.5 5.8 4.9 19.9 0.5 U
Ni 1.5U 1.5U 1.5U 1.5U 1.5U 1.5 U
Pb 0 5U 4U 5U 4U 5U 4U
Se 4U 4U 4U 4U 4U 4U
Sn 10U 10U 10U
Sr 490 5000 858 1030 372
Zn 10 5U 5U 5U 5U 5U 5U
A=Average Value U,K=Compound not detected, value shown is the method detection limit
I=Value is less than practical quantitation limit J=Estimated value Q=Exceeding holding time limit