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Table 00-11.  Selected Non-Radiological Constituents in Red Bluff Reservoir Surface Water Samples Collected During 2000

See CEMRC 2000 Report "Radiological and non-radiological constituents in surface water and sediments at selected reservoirs" for descriptions of locations and methods of data collection.

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Analyte Collection Date and Sampling Depth
June 6, 2000 (0.5 m depth) June 6, 2000 (11.3 m depth)
Method aMDL
(mg L-1)
Result
(mg L-1)
Method MDL
(mg L-1)
Result
(mg L-1)
Ag bICPMS 8.66E-06 <MDL ICPMS 8.66E-06 <MDL
Al ICPMS 5.13E-02 6.53E-02 ICPMS 5.13E-02 <MDL
As cAA 4.40E-05 1.77E-03 AA 4.40E-05 2.54E-03
Ba ICPMS 3.44E-04 7.21E-02 ICPMS 3.44E-04 9.57E-02
Be ICPMS 5.00E-05 <MDL ICPMS 5.00E-05 5.96E-05
Ca ICPMS 8.58E+00 6.17E+02 ICPMS 8.58E+00 5.97E+02
Cd ICPMS 5.00E-05 <MDL ICPMS 5.00E-05 <MDL
Ce ICPMS 5.66E-05 9.77E-05 ICPMS 5.66E-05 7.09E-05
Chloride dIC 3.20E+00 3.20E+00 IC 3.20E+00 1.63E+03
Co ICPMS 4.66E-05 6.01E-03 ICPMS 4.66E-05 5.73E-03
Cr ICPMS 2.89E-04 2.24E-03 ICPMS 2.89E-04 1.86E-03
Cu ICPMS 7.22E-04 8.26E-03 ICPMS 7.22E-04 8.70E-03
Dy ICPMS 7.99E-06 <MDL ICPMS 7.99E-06 <MDL
Er ICPMS 5.55E-06 <MDL ICPMS 5.55E-06 8.33E-06
Eu ICPMS 1.01E-05 2.36E-05 ICPMS 1.01E-05 3.43E-05
Fe eGFAA 1.67E-02 6.40E-02 GFAA 1.67E-02 8.23E-02
Fluoride IC 4.00E+00 <MDL IC 4.00E+00 <MDL
Gd ICPMS 7.22E-06 1.51E-05 ICPMS 7.22E-06 1.44E-05
Hg AA 2.00E-07 2.36E-07 AA 2.00E-07 2.72E-07
K ICPMS 2.58E+00 3.63E+01 ICPMS 2.58E+00 3.60E+01
La ICPMS 7.77E-05 <MDL ICPMS 7.77E-05 7.40E-05
Li ICPMS 1.78E-04 9.47E-02 ICPMS 1.78E-04 9.32E-02
Mg ICPMS 1.14E+00 2.34E+02 ICPMS 1.14E+00 2.24E+02
Mn ICPMS 2.44E-01 1.36E-01 ICPMS 2.44E-01 2.97E-01
Mo ICPMS 1.08E-04 4.92E-03 ICPMS 1.08E-04 4.31E-03
Na ICPMS 4.26E+00 1.35E+03 ICPMS 4.26E+00 1.24E+03
Nd ICPMS 5.33E-05 <MDL ICPMS 5.33E-05 <MDL
Ni ICPMS 7.22E-04 2.83E-02 ICPMS 7.22E-04 2.83E-02
Nitrate IC 1.80E+00 <MDL IC 1.80E+00 2.38E+00
Pb ICPMS 1.89E-04 7.76E-04 ICPMS 1.89E-04 9.74E-04
Phosphate IC 1.44E+00 <MDL IC 1.44E+00 5.68E+00
Pr ICPMS 5.44E-05 <MDL ICPMS 5.44E-05 <MDL
Sb ICPMS 1.55E-04 4.83E-04 ICPMS 1.55E-04 2.47E-04
Sc GFAA 7.66E-05 2.58E-03 GFAA 7.66E-05 2.63E-03
Se ICPMS 4.22E-03 <MDL ICPMS 4.22E-03 <MDL
Sm ICPMS 1.02E-04 <MDL ICPMS 1.02E-04 <MDL
Sn ICPMS 8.33E-03 <MDL ICPMS 8.33E-03 <MDL
Sulfate IC 1.40E+00 2.33E+03 IC 1.40E+00 2.35E+03
Sr ICPMS 5.66E-02 9.48E+00 ICPMS 5.66E-02 9.18E+00
Th ICPMS 6.22E-06 1.32E-05 ICPMS 6.22E-06 1.72E-05
Ti ICPMS 2.66E-04 6.30E-01 ICPMS 2.66E-04 6.63E-01
Tl ICPMS 3.22E-05 <MDL ICPMS 3.22E-05 <MDL
U ICPMS 3.33E-06 9.50E-03 ICPMS 3.33E-06 9.13E-03
V ICPMS 1.44E-04 4.90E-03 ICPMS 1.44E-04 4.64E-03
Zn ICPMS 1.44E-03 6.40E-03 ICPMS 1.44E-03 1.09E-02

aMDL = Method Detection Limit; ICPMS values previously reported for samples collected during 1998 and 1999 were calculated using the manufacturer’s recommended method, values for 2000 were calculated using the EPA recommended method.

bICPMS = Inductively-Coupled Mass Spectrometry

cAA = Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy

dIC = Ion Chromatography

eGFAA = Graphite Furnace Atomic Adsorption Spectroscopy