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Water-Quality Assessment of the Sacramento River
Basin, California: Water-Quality, Sediment and Tissue
Chemistry, and Biological Data, 1995-1998
(Open-File Report 2000-391)

Quality Control
Blank Data: Surface Water

Trace Elements in filtered water (0.45 micrometer capsule filter)

Number of significant figures do not reflect analytical method
reporting levels.

Method reporting levels of all analytes

[µg/L - micrograms per liter, < - less than]

Site Identification Date Time Type of Blank Aluminum (µg/L ) Antimony (µg/L) Arsenic (µg/L) Barium (µg/L) Beryllium (µg/L) Cadmium (µg/L) Chromium (µg/L) Cobalt (µg/L) Copper (µg/L) Lead (µg/L) Manganese (µg/L) Molybdenum (µg/L) Nickel (µg/L) Selenium (µg/L) Silver (µg/L) Zinc (µg/L) Uranium (µg/L )
Quality Assurance Site I.D. for Sacramento NAWQA 2/2/96 1108 Equipment Blank 7 <1.0 <1 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1 <1.0 1 <1.0
Arcade Creek near Del Paso Heights, CA 3/5/96 0918 Field Blank 7 <1.0 <1 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 1 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 2 <1 <1.0 3 <1.0
American River at Sacramento, CA 3/18/96 1108 Field Blank <1.0 <1.0 <1 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 1 <1 <1.0 1 <1.0
Sacramento River at Colusa, CA 4/2/96 1228 Field Blank 5 <1.0 <1 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0
Arcade Creek near Del Paso Heights, CA 4/26/96 1108 Field Blank 4 <1.0 <1 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0
Sacramento River at Colusa, CA 5/16/96 1308 Field Blank 3 <1.0 <1 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0
Colusa Basin Drain at Road 99E near Knights Landing, CA 5/22/96 1008 Field Blank 6 <1.0 <1 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1 <1.0 2 <1.0
Yuba River at Marysville, CA 6/19/96 0958 Field Blank 4 <1.0 <1 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0
Cache Creek at Rumsey, CA 10/22/96 1238 Field Blank 4 <1.0 <1 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0
Cache Creek at Rumsey, CA 11/18/96 1508 Field Blank 4 <1.0 <1 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0
Sacramento River at Freeport, CA 2/11/97 1008 Field Blank 3 <1.0 <1 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0
Arcade Creek near Del Paso Heights, CA 2/27/97 1448 Equipment Blank 3 <1.0 <1 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0
Sacramento Slough near Knights Landing, CA 4/29/97 1048 Field Blank 3.2 <1.0 <1 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0
Sacramento River above Bend Bridge near Red Bluff, CA 6/25/97 1008 Field Blank 3.2 <1.0 <1 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0
Arcade Creek near Del Paso Heights, CA 10/8/97 0938 Equipment Blank 4.3 <1.0 <1 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0
Sacramento River at Verona, CA 2/24/98 1138 Field Blank 4.6 <1.0 <1 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0

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