Table 1. Water quality variables of the water treatment from field locations stored in the tanks and containers holding the mussels.
| Parameter | Lake mead | Popcorn rock | Warrior point | Truckee river |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk variables | ||||
| Calcium (mg L−1 Ca) | 54.8 ± 6.0 | 8.8 ± 1.0 | 8.2 ± 0.8 | 16 ± 1.2 |
| pH | 8.3 ± 0.1 | 9.3 ± 0.1 | 9.3 ± 0.1 | 8.1 ± 0.1 |
| Total alkalinity (mg L−1 CaCO3) |
135.0 ± 6.0 | 1012.0 ± 25.0 | 1068.0 ± 25.0 | 86.0 ± 8.0 |
| Bicarbonate alkalinity (mg L−1 CaCO3) |
135.0 ± 6.0 | 793.0 ± 36.0 | 800.0 ± 69.0 | 86.0 ± 8.0 |
| Carbonate alkalinity (mg L−1 CaCO3) |
- | 219.0 ± 21.0 | 263.0 ± 55.0 | - |
| Total hardness (mg L−1 CaCO3) | 278.0 ± 17.0 | 455.0 ± 8.0 | 475.0 ± 14.0 | 83.5 ± 8.0 |
| Nutrient variables | ||||
| Dissolved oxygen (%) | 82.5 ± 2.6 | 77.4 ± 0.4 | 74.5 ± 0.5 | 81.9 ± 4.0 |
| Chlorophyll a (µg L−1) | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 0.8 ± 1.1 | 0.9 ± 1.3 | 0.1 ± 0.1 |
| Total phosphorus (µg L−1) | 11.0 ± 4.0 | 206.0 ± 15.0 | 114.0 ± 38.0 | 68.2 ± 22.0 |
| Total nitrogen (mg L−1) | 0.5 ± 0.2 | 0.5 ± 0.1 | 0.6 ± 0.1 | 0.5 ± 0.2 |
| Physical variables | ||||
| Temperature | 20.6 ± 1.2 | 19.7 ± 0.4 | 19.6 ± 0.1 | 20.8 ± 1.4 |
| Conductivity (uS cm−1) | 9.3 ± 0.20 | 75.1 ± 5.00 | 75.2 ± 6.00 | 3.6 ± 0.20 |
| Salinity (ppt) | 0.4 ± 0.1 | 4.07 ± 0.1 | 4.34 ± 0.1 | 0.17 ± 0.1 |
| Other chemical variables | ||||
| SAR | 2.4 ± 0.1 | 2.2 ± 0.1 | 2.3 ± 0.1 | 2.0 ± 0.1 |
| Na (Soluble) (mg L−1) |
87.1 ± 3.7 | 99.5 ± 2.1 | 101.8 ± 6.9 | 40.00 ± 3.4 |
| Mg (Soluble) (mg L−1) |
24.9 ± 1.1 | 83.8 ± 4.5 | 89.7 ± 13.2 | 7.9 ± 0.6 |
| B (Soluble) (mg L−1) |
0.1 ± 0.0 | 9.7 ± 0.3 | 9.8 ± 1.5 | 0.4 ± 0.0 |
| Cl (mg L−1) | 87. 8 ± 3.5 | 1748.4 ± 61.3 | 1558.0 ± 442.0 | 40.7 ± 2.5 |