Table 1 Mean (±S.D) water quality parameters, cations, anions, and background metals in acclimation
Parameter | Acclimation water |
|---|---|
Temperature (°C) | 9±1°C |
pH | 7.8±0.2 |
Dissolved oxygen (mg l-1) | 7.8-8.3 |
Total Hardness (mg l-1 as CaCO3) | 104.2 |
Total alkalinity(mg l-1 as CaCO3) | 78.8 |
Total dissolved solids(mg l-1) | 173 |
Sodium (mg l-1) | 5.0 |
Calcium (mg l-1) | 31.0 |
Potassium (mg l-1) | 0.5 |
Magnesium (mg l-1) | 6.4 |
Cl- (mg l-1) | 11.3 |
NH3(mg l-1) | 0.05 |
SO4-2 (mg l-1) | 15.0 |
PO4-3 (mg l-1) | 0.05 |
Copper(μg l-1) | 0.63 |
Cadmium (μg l-1) | 0.57 |
Zinc (μg l-1) | 91.37 |