Copper concentration data for water, sediments, and vegetation of urban stormwater ponds treated with copper sulfate algaecide.

ABSTRACT: We characterized copper (Cu) concentrations in the water, sediments, and shoreline plants of stormwater ponds in the urban Tampa, Florida area. We selected 6 urban residential stormwater ponds that receive summer wet season (May to September) Cu sulfate applications at least twice a month. We collected triplicate water and sediment samples from each pond and analyzed for Cu, as well as nutrient pools (inorganic N and P) and a suite of other physicochemical properties (e.g., water temperature, pH, conductivity, alkalinity, etc.). We analyzed shoreline plant tissue samples for Cu. The raw dataset provides values for Cu concentrations in water, sediments and plant tissue, and other measured parameters in water and sediments. This dataset is important for characterizing the fate and potential

SUBMITTER: Lusk MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7364118 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature