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Table 4. Concentrations (mg/l) of Na, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Sr, and Si in surface water and pore water from 1994 and 1995 USGS cores at selected sites in south Florida. Surface water samples are indicated by the 0 cm depth interval.
Core # Depth (cm) Na K Ca Mg Fe Sr Si
I. Water Conservation Area 1A (Loxahatchee NWR)
1. GP42195P1

1A - 1

0 28.6 <10 19.4 6.4 <0.1 0.52 <1.0
2 98.7 <10 70.3 24.5 <0.1 2.13 <1.0
6 127 <10 91.0 33.1 <0.1 2.76 <1.0
27 185 13.5 119 45.4 <0.1 3.82 <1.0
37 185 <10 111 44.2 <0.1 3.55 <1.0
47 121 <10 68.3 25.4 <0.1 2.22 <1.0
57 204 <10 115 44.4 <0.1 3.78 <1.0
2. GP42195P2

1A - 7

No Data
No Data
II. Water Conservation Area 2A
3. GP3194P1

2A - E1

0 112 14 74.3 29.0 <0.1 2.2 <1.0
2 140 13 107 34.3 0.11 2.8 <1.0
9 165 16 136 37.6 0.18 3.4 <1.0
14 156 <10 111 30.2 <0.1 2.6 <1.0
24 166 <10 113 30.2 <0.1 2.6 <1.0
34 165 <10 110 29.5 <0.1 2.5 <1.0
44 175 <10 120 31.2 <0.1 2.5 <1.0
54 179 <10 126 32.3 <0.1 2.6 <1.0
64 128 <10 96.4 23.5 <0.1 1.8 <1.0
Table 4. Continued.
Core # Depth (cm) Na K Ca Mg Fe Sr Si
4. GP3194P2

2A - U3

0 130 22 79.0 31.4 <0.1 2.4 <1.0
2 147 14 86.8 36.0 <0.1 2.6 <1.0
7 179 15 101 43.0 <0.1 3.1 <1.0
12 128 11 70.0 30.9 <0.1 2.2 <1.0
17 168 13 90.1 37.2 <0.1 2.5 <1.0
27 194 19 104 37.1 <0.1 2.4 <1.0
42 207 12 114 33.8 <0.1 2.2 <1.0
5.GP42595P1

2A - U3

0 97.2 <10 47.8 26.7 <0.1 1.75 <1.0
2 151 17.5 107 41.1 <0.1 3.38 <1.0
6 150 12.5 107 41.8 <0.1 3.38 <1.0
10 152 <10 102 41.0 <0.1 3.12 <1.0
21 180 <10 110 40.8 <0.1 3.12 <1.0
36 124 <10 74.5 23.0 0.18 1.75 <1.0
41 180 <10 116 34.1 0.32 2.70 <1.0
51 174 <10 116 31.6 0.74 2.47 1.23
61 181 <10 124 32.6 1.23 2.47 1.23
71 180 <10 126 31.1 1.17 2.47 <1.0
6. GP42695P1

2A - F1

0 138 <10 95.2 36.9 <0.1 2.84 1.23
3 307 <10 201 66.5 <0.1 5.07 1.33
7 357 <10 219 73.2 <0.1 5.60 2.73
11 374 <10 224 76.4 <0.1 5.72 4.40
Table 4. Continued.
Core # Depth (cm) Na K Ca Mg Fe Sr Si
6. GP42695P1

2A - F1

15 300 <10 176 63.4 <0.1 4.73 2.87
20 327 <10 183 65.1 <0.1 4.87 2.87
25 460 <10 260 89.2 <0.1 6.60 4.40
40 480 <10 265 93.7 <0.1 6.82 4.35
50 391 <10 216 77.1 <0.1 5.73 4.30
III. Water Conservation Area 3A
7. GP22794P1

3A - TT

0 37.5 <10 49.5 8.8 <0.1 0.53 <1.0
90 36.8 <10 74.0 8.7 <0.1 0.49 <1.0
8. GP42795P1

3A - 15

0 29.2 <10 62.1 9.6 0.28 0.62 <1.0
2 40.2 <10 74.9 9.8 0.13 0.73 <1.0
6 40.5 <10 73.8 9.2 <0.10 0.69 <1.0
10 39.1 <10 87.7 9.6 0.42 0.77 <1.0
14 41.2 <10 96.8 10.0 0.94 0.86 <1.0
18 42.4 <10 106 10.3 1.3 0.98 <1.0
25 41.8 <10 101 9.6 2.3 0.98 <1.0
30 41.5 <10 112 11.2 2.1 1.11 <1.0
40 33.7 <10 105 7.9 1.6 1.08 <1.0
50 38.3 <10 145 10.5 2.3 1.52 <1.0
60 36.4 <10 152 11.1 1.4 1.62 <1.0
70 28.8 <10 131 9.4 1.5 1.40 <1.0
Table 4. Continued.
Core # Depth (cm) Na K Ca Mg Fe Sr Si
9. GP42795P2

3A - 3

0 64.3 <10 93.0 17.3 <0.1 1.09 <1.0
5 74.5 <10 127 18.4 0.14 1.32 <1.0
10 79.7 <10 168 24.0 <0.1 1.68 <1.0
15 72.0 <10 158 21.5 <0.1 1.62 <1.0
20 59.5 <10 134 18.5 <0.1 1.38 <1.0
IV. Everglades National Park
10. GP22694P1

ENP - PHO

0 44.4 <10 52.9 6.0 <0.1 0.54 <1.0
110 30.8 40 82.2 5.2 <0.1 0.58 <1.0
11. GP3694P1

ENP - GH

0 29.3 <10 93.0 5.0 <0.1 0.68 <1.0
10 31.8 <10 101 5.3 0.84 0.78 <1.0
15 31.3 <10 94.2 5.1 1.00 0.77 <1.0
41 29.4 <10 120 7.0 <0.1 0.96 <1.0
12. GP42395P1

ENP - TC2

0 5088 187 229 614 <0.1 3.72 <1.0
3 4524 155 259 532 <0.1 3.72 <1.0
7 3046 97.4 175 381 <0.1 2.59 <1.0
15 4453 148 204 547 <0.1 3.20 <1.0
32 6027 198 260 741 <0.1 4.10 <1.0
42 7858 277 324 940 <0.1 5.47 <1.0
62 9842 328 400 1151 <0.1 6.16 <1.0

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