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2.1 Replicate Samples

2.2 Blank Samples

2.3 Reference Samples

2.4 Spiked Samples

2.5 Summary

4.1 Graphic Tools

4.2 Statistics

4.2.1 The mean

4.2.2 Deviation

4.2.3 Variance

4.2.4 Standard deviation

4.2.5 Percentiles

4.2.6 Hypothesis testing (the F-test and the t-test)

5.1 Guide To Interpreting Ambient Water and Effluent Variables

5.1.1 General

1. Temperature

2. pH

3. Dissolved Oxygen

4. Specific Conductivity

5. Turbidity

6. Residue, Non-filterable (Suspended solids)

7. Residue, Filterable (Total dissolved solids - TDS)

8. Alkalinity

9. Hardness, total

10. Carbon, total organic

11. Carbon, total inorganic

12. Colour, true

13. Cyanide

5.1.2 Nutrients (Nitrogen and Phosphorus)·

1. Ammonia (NH₃)

2. Nitrite (NO₂^-)

3. Nitrate (NO₃^-)

4. Total organic nitrogen

5. Kjeldahl nitrogen

6. Total nitrogen

7. Total phosphorus

8. Orthophosphate (PO₄^-3)

5.1.3 Halides

1. Chloride

2. Fluoride

5.1.4 Metals

1. Aluminum

2. Cadmium

3. Copper

4. Lead

5. Mercury

6. Molybdenum

7. Silver

8. Zinc

5.1.5 Organics

1. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

2. Chlorophenols

3. Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDDs and PCDFs)

4. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)

5.2.1 Particle size distribution (induced benthic sedimentation)

5.2.2. Metals

1. Arsenic

2. Cadmium

3. Chromium

4. Copper

5. Iron

6. Lead

7. Mercury

8. Selenium

9. Zinc

5.2.3. Organics

1. Organochlorine compounds

2. Polychlorinated biphenyls-(PCBs)

3. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)

5.3.1 Bacteria, coliform

5.3.2 Quantification of benthic macroinvertebrate communities

1. Biosurvey analyses of community structure

2. Biomass

5.3.3 Quantification of periphyton and phytoplankton communities

1. Biosurvey analyses of microflora populations

2. Chlorophyll a

5.3.4 Macrophyte taxonomy

5.3.5 Fish taxonomy

5.3.6 Tissue analysis (fish)

1. Lead

2. Mercury

1. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

2. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)

5.4.1 Total Hardness when surrogates calcium and magnesium were sampled

5.4.2 Total Dissolved Solids when surrogate Conductivity was sampled-

Sources

Appendix A. Hypothesis Test of a Hypothetical Data Set to Determine if Variances Differ (the F-test)

Appendix B. Analysis of Hypothetical Pilot Study Data to Assess if Proposed Control Site and First Down-stream Treatment Site Exhibit Spatial Homogeneity - A Statistical Test of the Spatial Difference in the Mean Concentrations of Kjeldahl Nitrogen Between Two Sites

Appendix C. Analysis of Hypothetical Data to Assess if First Down-stream Treatment Site Exhibits Temporal Difference Between Pre-treatment and Post-treatment Periods - A Statistical Test of the Temporal Difference in the Mean Concentrations of Kjeldahl Nitrogen at a Single Site

Appendix D. Analysis of Hypothetical Data to Assess if an Objective is Exceeded - A Statistical Test to Determine if the Mean Concentration of Kjeldahl Nitrogen at a Single Site is Greater than the Objective Set for the Stream

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