Table 2.
Organic (DOC) and inorganic aqueous chemical data for green and red snow.
| Green now | Red snow | |
|---|---|---|
| DOC [μM] | 1192 | 67 |
| PO43- [μM] | 8.63 | 0.53 |
| NO3- | 296 | < |
| SO42- | 31421 | < |
| Cl- | < | 277 |
| Al | 6.2 | 5.8 |
| Ba | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Ca | 22900 | 2660 |
| Cd | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Co | 0.8 | < |
| Cr | 0.1 | < |
| Cu | 1.1 | 0.2 |
| Fe | 10.6 | 6.3 |
| K | 5620 | 55 |
| Mg | 3880 | 390 |
| Mn | 41.0 | 2.6 |
| Na | 720 | 185 |
| Ni | 1.7 | 0.2 |
| P | 1050.0 | < |
| Pb | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| S | 11400 | 49 |
| Si | 160 | 40 |
| Sr | 26.0 | 2.6 |
| Zn | 1.5 | 2.1 |
DOC and PO4 are in μM, whereas all other compounds are in ppb. NO3-, SO42-, and Cl- all determined by IC, all others analyzed by ICP-MS; limit of detection (LOC, <) for IC: NO3-= 96 ppb, Cl-= 72 ppb, SO42- = 121 ppb, LOD’s for ICP-MS: Al, Ba, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mg, Ni, Si, Sr, Zn = 0.1 ppb; Cd, Mn, Pb = 0.01 ppb; Ca, Na = 1 ppb; K,P,S = 10 ppb.