Dynamics of Integrated Socio-Environmental Systems (DISES)

Temp. = Temperature

DO = Dissolved Oxygen; the amount of oxygen available to living aquatic organisms. Safe percent to have is 80 - 100% and 6.5 - 8 mg/L

Sal = Salinity; unit in parts per trillion (ppt). Under 0.5 is safe to drink.

pH = How acidic or basic water can be. Between 6.5 and 8.5 is safe.

Bacteria = Testing for Enterococcus bacteria; must be lower than 1 Colony Forming Unit (CFU) / 100 mL to be safe to drink and below 104 CFU/100mL for showering or recreational uses. 1 or above means that there are warm blooded organisms in the water system.

The following metals were tested and listed with their regulated limits in parts per billion. The first four are mapped below.

As - Arsenic < 10 ppb

Pb - Lead < 0 ppb

Cd - Cadmium < 0.005 ppb

Ni - Nickel < 20 ppb

Li - Lithium < 60 ppb

B - Boron < 5,000 ppb

Na - Sodium < 20,000 ppb

Mg - Magnesium < 50,000 ppb

Al - Aluminum < 200 ppb

P - Phosphorous < 10 ppb

K - Potassium < 100,000 ppb

Ca - Calcium < 70,000 ppb

Ti - Titanium < 100 ppb

V - Vanadium < 50 ppb

Cr -  Chromium < 10 ppb

Mn - Manganese < 1,000 ppb

Co - Cobalt < 10 ppb

Cu - Copper < 1,300 ppb

Zn - Zinc < 5,000 ppb

As - Aresenic < 10 ppb

Se - Selenium < 50 ppb

Mo - Molybdenum < 10 ppb

Sb - Antimony < 6 ppb

Ba - Barium < 2,000 ppb

Tl - Thallium < 0.5 ppb

U - Uranium < 30,000 ppb

Metals tested but no regulated limit:

Si - Silicon

Fe - Iron

Rb - Rubidium

Sr - Strontium

Zr - Zirconium

Ag - Silver

Sn - Tin

Cs - Cesium

Bi - Bismuth

Th - Thorium