Table 1. Properties and chemical constituents for which water samples from Bonifas Creek were analyzed.
[MR: Minimum Reporting Level; mg/L, milligrams per liter; µs/cm, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius]
| Parameter code | Property or constituent | Units | MRL | Method | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 403 | pH, laboratory | standard units | 0.1 | I258785 | Fishman and Friedman, 1989 |
| 530 | Residue, total | mg/L | 1.0 | I376585 | Fishman and Friedman, 1989 |
| 608 | Nitrogen, ammonia | mg/L as N | .02 | I252290 | Fishman, 1993 |
| 613 | Nitrogen, nitrite | mg/L as N | .01 | I254090 | Fishman, 1993 |
| 623 | Nitrogen, ammonia & organic | mg/L as N | .1 | I261091 | Patton and Truitt, 1992 |
| 631 | NO2 + NO3, dissolved | mg/L as N | .05 | I254590 | Fishman, 1993 |
| 665 | Phosphorus, total | mg/L as P | .05 | I461091 | Patton and Truitt, 1992 |
| 666 | Phosphorus, dissolved | mg/L as P | .004 | EPA365.1 | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1994 |
| 671 | Phosphorus, orthophosphate | mg/L as P | .01 | I260190 | Fishman, 1993 |
| 915 | Calcium, dissolved | mg/L as Ca | .02 | I147287 | Fishman and Friedman, 1989 |
| 925 | Magnesium, dissolved | mg/L as Mg | .004 | I147287 | Fishman, 1993 |
| 930 | Sodium, dissolved | mg/L as Na | .06 | I147287 | Fishman, 1993 |
| 935 | Potassium, dissolved | mg/L as K | .1 | I163085 | Fishman and Friedman, 1989 |
| 940 | Chloride, dissolved | mg/L as Cl | .1 | I205785 | Fishman and Friedman, 1989 |
| 945 | Sulfate, dissolved | mg/L as SO4 | .1 | I205785 | Fishman and Friedman, 1989 |
| 950 | Fluoride, dissolved | mg/L as F | .1 | I232785 | Fishman and Friedman, 1989 |
| 955 | Silica, dissolved | mg/L as SiO2 | .1 | I270085 | Fishman and Friedman, 1989 |
| 39086 | Alkalinity, dissolved | mg/L as CaCO3 | 1.0 | I203085 | Fishman and Friedman, 1989 |
| 70300 | Residue, dissolved 180C | mg/L | 10.0 | I175085 | Fishman and Friedman, 1989 |
| 90095 | Specific conductance | µs/cm | 1.0 | I278185 | Fishman and Friedman, 1989 |
| 90410 | Acid neutralizing capacity | mg/L as CaCO3 | 1.0 | I203085 | Fishman and Friedman, 1989 |