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. 2016 Jun 13;82(13):4028–4034. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00396-16

TABLE 1.

In situ conditions in rearing tank

Variable Mean ± SD
Temperature (°C) 29.5 ± 0.5
Salinitya 19 ± 2
pH 8.08 ± 0.14
NO3− concentration (mmol/liter) 9.13 ± 3.73
NH4+ concentration (mmol/liter) 0.024 ± 0.007
NO2− concentration (mmol/liter) 0.008 ± 0.003
N2O concentration (nmol/liter) 140 ± 59
N2O atmospheric saturation (%) 2,099 ± 877
Adult L. vannamei stocking density
    Shrimp/m2 100
    Shrimp/liter 0.5
a

Salinity is a dimensionless variable (65).