TABLE 1.
Water quality parameters in the Toxoplasma gondii surrogate microspheres transport studiesa
| Exptl condition | Replicate | Salinity (ppt) | pH | Turbidity (NTU) | DOC (mg/liter) | TSS (mg/liter) | TSS-C (mg/liter) | TSS-N (mg/liter) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mudflat | 1 | 37 | 7.90 | 12 | 6.5 | 80 | 1.00 | 0.20 |
| 2 | 35 | 7.86 | 14 | 1.9 | 21 | 0.83 | 0.09 | |
| Mudflat slow | 1 | 35 | 7.99 | 9 | 2.6 | 14 | 0.86 | 0.08 |
| 2 | 32 | 8.32 | 14 | 1.3 | 157 | 0.75 | 0.09 | |
| Vegetated | 1 (Fall) | 36 | 7.87 | 9 | 4.2 | 57 | 0.85 | 0.08 |
| 2 (Spring) | 29 | 8.05 | 15 | 3.4 | 161 | 0.63 | 0.10 |
a
NTU, nephelometric turbidity units; DOC, dissolved organic carbon; TSS-C, TSS carbon component; TSS-N, TSS nitrogen component.