Table 3. Nitrate applications to reconstituted sediment (Sed.) cores from the Peel-Harvey Estuarine System. Site localities are shown in Fig. 1.
 

Sediment	Sampling Date	Treatment	Nitrate applications mg NO3-N L-1)	Aims of the test
Station 1 Sed.1	3/2/87	Water	5-100	Effect on P release; seasonal difference in comparison with sediment Sed.2
Station 1 Sed.1		Water	50-100	Long-term effect (155 days incubation
Station 1 Sed.2	4/5/87	Water	5-10	Effect on P release; site differences
Station 27 Sed.2		Water	5-100
Station 28 Sed.2		Water	5-50
Station 1 Sed.2		Water	20	Effect of resuspension on nitrate
Station 1 Sed.3	9/11/87	Water	10	Effect of treatment method (sediment or water)
		Water	25
		Water	35
		Sediment	10
			25
			35