Data for more than 220 properties and constituents were collected during Phase II of the MMSD Corridor Study (appendix 3) (Waschbusch and others, 2005, 2006).

Results from field measurements (pH, specific conductance, dissolved oxygen, and temperature), major inorganics, and alkalinity gave a general description of area water quality, but did not indicate any unusual water-quality patterns that required further discussion or interpretation; a summary of results for these properties and constituents is given in table 10. Constituents of interest are detailed in the following discussions.

Table 10. Median results for field measurements, major inorganics, and alkalinity that did not indicate any unusual water-quality patterns. Results are summarized for 15 stream sites and 6 harbor Phase II sites in the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District planning area, Wis.

[mg/L, milligram per liter; µg/L, microgram per liter; µS/cm, microsiemen per centimeter]

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