Nitrogen, phosphorus, organic carbon, and biochemical oxygen demand: in Florida surface waters, 1972
Water-Resources Investigations Report
78-43
By: Matthew I. Kaufman and J.E. Dysart
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Abstract
Water samples were collected during spring and autumn 1972 from about 100 surface-water sites in Florida. The samples were analyzed for the plant nutrients, nitrogen and phosphorus. In most waters, nitrogen concentrations are less than 2.0 milligrams per liter as nitrogen, and organic nitrogen is dominant. Median total nitrogen concentration for Florida surface waters is between 1.2 and 2.0 milligrams per liter as nitrogen. In samples from 85 percent of the sites, total nitrogen exceeded 0.6 milligrams per liter. Median total phosphorus concentration as phosphorus for Florida surface waters is between 0.05 and 0.1 milligrams per liter. The information will form a base useful to agencies concerned with setting concentration limits for nitrogen and phosphorus in industrial and sewage plant outfalls. (Woodard-USGS)
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Kaufman, M.I., Dysart, J., 1978, Nitrogen, phosphorus, organic carbon, and biochemical oxygen demand: in Florida surface waters, 1972: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-43, v, 33 p. , https://doi.org/10.3133/wri7843.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Nitrogen, phosphorus, organic carbon, and biochemical oxygen demand: in Florida surface waters, 1972 |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 78-43 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri7843 |
| Year Published | 1978 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Description | v, 33 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |