Table 1. Summary of target and mean (± SE) total suspended solids (TSS), turbidity (NTU), light attenuation and sediment deposition rates in each of the experimental treatments.
| Target TSS (mg l−1) | MeasuredTSS (mg l−1) | Turbidity(NTU) | Light attenuation(% rel. to 0 mg l−1) | Sediment deposition rate(mg cm−2day−1) |
| 0 | 0.19 (0.02) | 0.10 (0.01) | − | 0.43 (0.04) |
| 1 | 1.31 (0.04) | 1.09 (0.04) | 3.6 (2.8) | 1.62 (0.16) |
| 3 | 3.22 (0.07) | 2.87 (0.07) | 1.6 (1.3) | 2.76 (0.22) |
| 10 | 10.8 (0.2) | 9.22 (0.18) | 2.7 (1.4) | 8.93 (0.56) |
| 30 | 29.1 (0.5) | 25.0 (0.3) | 7.8 (0.6) | 25.0 (2.1) |
| 100 | 98.2 (1.9) | 83.6 (1.0) | 23.4 (1.8) | 82.70 (6.2) |