Table 1 Physicochemical properties of the main stem AR water samples.

From: Size-resolved Pb distribution in the Athabasca River shows snowmelt in the bituminous sands region an insignificant source of dissolved Pb

Sample ID

Water Temp. °C

pH - lab

Conductivity - lab μS cm−1

Dissolved Oxygen mg L−1

DOCa C mg L−1

Alkalinity mg L−1

TSSb mg L−1

WWTP

7

8.3

324

13

7

124

232

A20e-SW

8

8.1

279

13

8

93

217

A20e-SW-DUP

7

8.0

272

13

8

91

A19e-SW

7

8.2

262

13

6

105

193

A18W-SW

7

8.2

301

13

6

100

210

A17W-SW

7

8.2

239

13

6

116

207

A16W-SW

7

8.2

338

12

6

113

224

A15W-SW

8

8.2

298

12

6

108

215

River at Beaver Creek

8

8.2

329

12

7

102

212

A14W-SW

8

8.2

266

12

7

106

222

River at FMSS

8

8.2

274

13

7

102

216

A9W-SW

8

8.1

305

12

8

103

207

A8W-SW

8

8.2

338

12

8

104

212

A5W-SW

8

8.2

317

12

8

161

200

  1. aDissolved organic carbon. bTotal suspended solids.