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Event mean concentrations for dissolved phosphorus. There is inadequate information to provide recommended emcs for different land uses.
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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 Residential 0.143
58 Mixed 0.056
58 Commercial 0.08
58 Open 0.026