Table 1. Properties of sediments from three sites in the Peel-Harvey Estuarine System. Site localities are shown in Fig 1. Samples collected 3 February 1987.
 
 
Stn 28
Stn 1
Stn 27
  0-2 cm 2-5 cm 0-2 cm 2-5 cm 0-2 cm 2-5 cm
LOI (%) 7.2 5.9 17.3 9.5 2.7 1.3
H2O (%) 56.7 45.6 77.4 65.1 38.5 23.4
Extractable

NH4-N (µg g-1)

12.2 8.6 58.0 23.1 36.3 26.2
Extractable

NO3-N (µg g-1)

<1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Interstitial SRP (µgL-1)

 

488 407 970 887    
Fe (% w/w) 1.4 1.7 3.3 3.0 0.4 0.2
Al (% w/w) 1.6 1.9 4.7 3.2 0.3 0.2
Ca (% w/w) 1.1 0.6 2.0 1.8 0.5 0.4
CO3 (% w/w) 1.3 0.6 2.6 2.2 0.7 0.1
Clay (% w/w) 13.6   8.1   5.4  
Eh (mV) 0 -50 20 -20 15 -10