OPEN FILE REPORT NO. 85


Table 49. Rainbow Springs Group water quality analyses.


 No. 1 No. 4 No. 6 Bubbling
 Analytes 1927 1946 1974 2001 2001 2001 2001
 Unfilt. Filter Unfilt. Filter Unfilt. Filter Unfilt. Filter
Field Measures
Temperature 22.5 23.4 23.5 23.4 23.0
DO 6.0 6.61 5.33 5.71 4.45
pH 7.9 7.8 7.95 7.68 7.65 7.41
Sp. Cond. 145 121 161 251 347 337
Lab Analytes
BOD 0.0 0.2 U 0.2 U 0.2 U 0.2 U
Turbidity 1 0.05 U 0.05 U 0.1 0.05 U
Color 2 0 5U 5U 5U 5U
Alkalinity 53 67 A 67 A 115 115 123 123 160 158
Sp. Cond. 160 250 340 330
TDS 89 134 207 192
TSS 4U 4U 4U 4U
Cl 3.0 3.5 3.3 3.9 3.8 4.4 4.4 6.5 6.5 5.4 5.2 A
SO4 16.0 4.7 4.3 4.8 4.8 4.9 4.8 44 44 8.2 7.9 A
F 0.0 0.2 0.0791 0.0951 0.0971 0.11 0.12 0.13 0.11 0.13
Nutrients
TOC 0.0 1 U 1U U 1 U -
N03+N02 0.17 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 0.9 0.92 1.1 1.1
NH3+NH4 0.01 U 0.013 I 0.011 0.01 U 0.01 U 0.01 U 0.017 I 0.01 U
TKN 0.06 U 0.06 U 0.06 U 0.06 U 0.06 U 0.06 U 0.06 U 0.06 U
P 0.029 0.028 0.034 0.036 0.028 0.028 0.034 0.037
PO4 0.03 0.034 0.037 0.026 Q 0.04
Metals
Ca 21 21 20 22.4 J 22.9 39.6 J 40.3 53.8 AJ 54 57.4 J 55.2
K 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.11 0.11 0.12 0.13 0.28 A 0.28 0.17 0.16
Na 1.4 2.9 2.0 2.33 2.31 2.41 2.53 3.74 A 3.68 2.97 2.85
Mg 5.1 4.0 3.1 3.6 3.7 4.9 5 6.8 A 6.8 6.3 6.1
As 3U 3U 3U 3U 3U 3U 3U 3U
Al 30 75 U 75 U 75 U 75 U
B 4 25 U 25 U 25 U 25 U
Cd 0 0.75 U 0.75 U 0.75 U 0.75 U 0.75 U 0.75 U 0.75 U 0.75 U
Co 0.75 U 0.75 U 0.75 U 0.75 U
Cr 2U 2U 2U 2U 2U 2U 2U 2U
Cu 0.2 2.5 U 2.5 U 2.5 U 2.5 U 2.5 U 2.5 U 2.5 U 5.21
Fe 0 35U 35U 35U 35U 35U 35U 35U 35U
Mn 0 0.5 U 0.5 U 0.5 U 0.5 U 0.5 U 0.5 U 0.5 U 0.5 U
Ni 3 2U 2U 2U 2U 2U 2U 2U 2U
Pb 6 5U 4U 5U 4U 5U 4U 5U 4U
Se 4U 4U 4U 4U 4U 4U 4U 4U
Sn 10 U 10 U 10 U 10 U
Sr 70 55 82 423 A 153
Zn 0 5U 5U 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