OPEN FILE REPORT NO. 85


 Table 33. Wacissa Springs Group water quality analyses.

 Big S ring Spring No. 2 (Aucilla)
 Analytes 1946 1960 2001 1 2001
 Unfilt. Filter Unfilt. Filter
Field Measures
Temperature 20.0 20.5 20.5 21.0
DO -0.9 3.2 5.6
pH 7.4 7.9 7.4 8.0 7.6
Sp. Cond. 320 318 326 267 272
Lab Analytes
BOD- 0.311 0.6 0.2 U
Turbidity 0.1 1 0.25
Color 2 5 5U 5 5 U
Alkalinity 150 163 163 120 132 132
Sp. Cond. -370 300
TDS 184 -159
TSS 4U 4U -
Cl 5.1 5.0 5.1 5.1 6.0 4.9 4.9
SO4 6.7 6.4 6.4 6.6 5.2 5.3 5.4
F 0.1 0.2 0.13 0.13 0.3 0.14 0.14
Nutrients
TOC 1 I 0 1
NO3+N02 -0.16 0.16 0.2 0.41 0.41
NH3+NH4 0.01 U 0.01 U 0.01 I 0.02 I
TKN 0.06 U 0.06 U 0.06 U 0.078 I
P 0.051 0.046 0.02 0.037 0.036
PO4 0.045 0.02 0.036
Metals
Ca 52 52 53.8 52.9 37 41.4 40.9 A
K 0.8 0.6 0.41 0.41 0.4 0.41 0.41 A
Na 3.1 3.6 2.94 2.92 A 3.6 2.81 2.88
Mg 8.6 9.8 8.4 8.2 7.9 8.3 8.2 A
As 3U 3U 290 3U 3U
Al 75 U 75 U
B 30U 10 30 U
Cd- 0.75 U 0.5 U 0.75 U 0.5 U
Co- 0.75 U 0.75 U
Cr 2U 2U 0 2U 2U
Cu 2U 2U 0 2U 2U
Fe 37 I 20 U 40 25 U 20 U
Mn 7.1 1.74 1.91 0.751
Ni 2U 2U 2U 2U
Pb-- 5U 3U 2.0 5U 3U
Se 3.5 U 3.5 U 3.5 U 3.5 U
Sn 7U 7U -
Sr 71.4 140 68.4
Zn -- 4U 3.5 U 50 4U 3.5 U
A=Average Value U,K=Compound not detected, value shown is the method detection limit
I=Value less than practical quantitation limit J=Estimated value Q=exceeding holding time limit