Water chemistry data includes lab pH, alkalinity, and concentrations of ions like Cl, SO4, Ca, Mg, Na, and K. The collection contains 27 samples gathered from 10 sites in the Everglades. Data was collected by a multi-agency project involving the South Florida Water Management District, U.S. EPA, and USGS South Florida Ecosystems Initiative, with the dataset last updated in March 1995.
Use Cases
- Analyze relationships between lab pH, alkalinity, and ion concentrations like Cl and SO4 to characterize Everglades water chemistry.
- Study the ion balance parameter to assess data quality and charge equilibrium in water samples.
- Investigate correlations between cations (Ca, Mg, Na, K) and anions (Cl, SO4) to understand geochemical processes.
- Use site ID and lab ID to compare water chemistry across the 10 different sampling locations in the Water Conservation Areas.
Strengths
- Contains 27 detailed water chemistry samples.
- Measures 11 specific parameters including ion balance for quality assessment.
- Data is associated with a focused, multi-agency research project on mercury cycling.
Limitations
- Small sample size of 27 records limits statistical power.
- Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1995.
- Limited geographic scope to 10 sites in the Everglades.
Provenance
- Source
- Multi-agency project involving South Florida Water Management District, U.S. EPA, and USGS South Florida Ecosystems Initiative.
- Collection Method
- Combined field and laboratory study; samples collected from onsite-research locations.
- Time Range
- Samples collected around 1994; dataset reflects status as of March 1995.
- Freshness
- 1995-03-31
- Geography
- Water Conservation Areas of the South Florida Water Management District, Southern Florida, USA.