2.0 Physical, Chemical, and Biological Characteristics
of the Lower Cape Fear River and Estuary
Tables
2.1 Water temperature
2.2 Salinity
2.3 Conductivity
2.4 pH
2.5 Dissolved Oxygen
2.6 Turbidity
2.7 Total Suspended Solids
2.8 Light Attenuation
2.9 Ammonium
2.10 Nitrate-Nitrite
2.11 Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen
2.12 Total Nitrogen
2.13 Orthophosphate
2.14 Total Phosphorus
2.15 Aluminum
2.16 Arsenic
2.17 Cadmium
2.18 Chromium
2.19 Copper
2.20 Iron
2.21 Lead
2.22 Mercury
2.23 Nickel
2.24 Zinc
2.25 Chlorophyll a
2.26 Biochemical Oxygen Demand
2.27 Fecal Coliform Bacteria
Figures
2.1 Mean dissolved oxygen concentations
2.2 Mean monthly dissolved oxygen concentrations1995-1999
2.3 Mean dissolved oxygen concentrations for summer and winter 1995-1999
2.4 Monthly dissolved oxygen concentrations for Cape Fear, Northeast
Cape Fear, and Black Rivers
2.5 Mean turbidity levels
2.6 Mean monthly turbidity levels
2.7 Mean light attenuation
2.8 Mean ammonium concentrations
2.9 Mean monthly ammonium concentrations
2.10 Mean nitrate+nitrite concentrations
2.11 Mean monthly nitrate+nitrite concentrations
2.12 Mean total Kjeldahl nitrogen concentrations
2.13 Mean monthly total Kjeldahl nitrogen concentrations 1996-1999
2.14 Mean total nitrogen concentrations
2.15 Mean monthly total nitrogen concentrations 1995-1999
2.16 Mean orthophosphate concentrations
2.17 Mean monthly orthophosphate concentrations 1995-1999
2.18 Mean monthly orthophosphate concentrations in summer months 1995-1998
2.19 Mean total phosphorus concentrations
2.20 Mean monthly total phosphorus concentrations 1995-1999
2.21 Average composition of nitrogen compounds 1996-1999
2.22 Average composition of phosphorus compounds 1995-1999
2.23 Mean monthly inorganic nitrogen/phosphorus molar ratios 1995-1999
2.24 Mean chlorophyll a concentrations 1995-1999
2.25 Mean monthly chlorophyll a concentrations 1995-1999
2.26 Geometric mean fecal coliform bacteria concentrations
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