Event mean concentrations for dissolved phosphorus
Information: This page was updated October 31, 2019. Read table caption below.
Event mean concentrations for dissolved phosphorus. This table was updated October 31, 2019. We retained data from the previous table, but we recommend using the median values from a literature review (3rd column). To see supporting information used to derive this table, link here.
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| Study | Land cover/land use | Range (mg/L) | Mean | Median | Number of samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Commercial | 0.01-0.47 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 42 |
| 12 | Industrial | 0.03-0.45 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 63 |
| 12 | Residential | 0.04-0.84 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 77 |
| 29 | Transportation | 0.11 | 28 | ||
| 34 | Mixed | 0.01-1.4 | 0.2 | 0.15 | 147 |
| 57 | Medium density residential | 0.52 | 0.61 | 25 | |
| 57 | Medium density residential | 0.4 | 0.14 | 25 | |
| 57 | Medium density residential | 0.14 | 0.04 | 25 | |
| 57 | Medium density residential | 0.05 | 0.03 | 25 | |
| 57 | Medium density residential | 0.04 | 0.02 | 25 | |
| 57 | Medium density residential | 0.03 | 0.02 | 25 | |
| 57 | Medium density residential | 0.04 | 0.02 | 25 | |
| 57 | Medium density residential | 1.54 | 0.81 | 25 | |
| 57 | Medium density residential | 0.12 | 0.08 | 25 | |
| 57 | Medium density residential | 0.11 | 0.07 | 25 | |
| 57 | Medium density residential | 0.11 | 0.07 | 25 |
58 EPA (NURP) Residential 0.143
58 EPA (NURP) Mixed 0.056
58 EPA (NURP) Commercial 0.08
58 EPA (NURP) Open 0.026