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Table 1 Regional distributions of physical and chemical parameters in six stations of Shatt AL-Arab Estuary during
Aug.2008-Jul.2009 (All parameters determine in mg/L, while Turbidity in FTU, and EC in dS/m)
Season
Station Month
PH
EC
TDS TSS Turb. Ca
Mg Cl
HCO
4
NO
2
NO
3
PO
4
SO
4
Summer 1
Aug.08 7.60 2.15 1930
60
63
80
59
355
58 1.03
10.32
2.74
340
Autumn 1
Sep.08
7.10 2.3
2510
96
40 128
44 2057
183 0.58
8.85
1.58
467
Autumn 1
Oct.08
7.20 2.38 1568
48
17
80 413
390
268 0.12
17.74
2.49
369
Autumn 1
Nov.08 7.70 2.12 2588
62
26 248 194
660
366 0.98
3.2
2.40
459
Winter
1
Des.08
8.18 2.78 1334
46
18 160 112
638
305 5.39
36.81
2.84
591
Winter
1
Jan.09
8.28 2.7
1596
20
2 360 753
851
976 2.57
37.75
1.82
947
Winter
1
Feb.09
8.18 2.75 1992
48
22.6 160
49
532
305 1.37
18.57
2.21
4227
Spring
1
Mar.09
8.58 2.84 1948
42
12.7 176
78
496
183 2.55
41.78
2.38
378
Spring
1
Apr.09
8.34 1.56 1432
72
1.36 160
24
241
183 0.47
78.6
3.88
137
Spring
1
May-09 8.32 1.3
490
52
31.9
48
49
269
183 0.97
40.34
0.12
240
Summer 1
Jun.09
7.87 1.47 1282 187
52 200
24
461
98 1.86
24.52
2.68
80
Summer 1
Jul.09
8.05 1.14 1084
62
67
32
68
291
305 0.9
38.17
3.65
206
Summer 2
Aug.08 7.30 4.07 2700
52
42 120
48
638
83 1.24
12.38
13.63
505
Autumn 2
Sep.08
7.00 2.46 1726
80
50 120
58 1702
244 1.18
8.32
3.93
404
Autumn 2
Oct.08
7.10 2.47 1594
52
48
80
97
888
220 0.07
14.7
3.22
561
Autumn 2
Nov.08 7.50 2.78 2852
62
17 176 126
589
286 1.68
3.66
9.75
492
Winter
2
Des.08
8.03 2.79
966
34
17 104 268
674
268 6.6
31.69
4.00
653
Winter
2
Jan.09
7.89 2.88 1826
18
3 240 899
496
915 1.93
23.38
6.37
534
Winter
2
Feb.09
8.02 2.88 2056
50
21.2 120 170
355
610 1.35
19.26
2.86
4462
Spring
2
Mar.09
8.38 2.95 2142
48
9.29 184
92 1028
183 3.52
43.78
7.85
314
Spring
2
Apr.09
8.12 1.68 2748 152
0.8
80
49
262
183 0.47
78.54
7.53
186
Spring
2
May-09 8.05 1.39 1044
50
27.1
64
24
284
220 1.31
39.71
0.18
193
Summer 2
Jun.09
7.97 1.63 1150
52
32.8 200
49
425
85 1.57
24.98
7.81
80
Summer 2
Jul.09
7.19 2.48 1370
75
50
64
40
815
390 0.48
22.83
18.92
245
Summer 3
Aug.08 7.60 2.24 1557
4
37
96
64
383
87 9.11
81.61
6.46
602
Autumn 3
Sep.08
7.30 2.37 1564
68
36 120
34
603
317 1.16
7.41
2.61
435
Autumn 3
Oct.08
7.10 2.41 1536 104
163 160 316
568
195 0.49
21.31
2.65
480
Autumn 3
Nov.08 7.60 2.49 1200
48
18 144 180
547
244 1.83
6.78
2.60
509
Winter
3
Des.08
7.98 2.83 1826
22
11 152 268
674
268 7.26
42.34
5.33
620
Winter
3
Jan.09
8.33 2.75 1748
18
2 160 899
461
732 1.77
22.72
2.60
377
Winter
3
Feb.09
8.09 2.58 1984
68
16 160 146
355
610 1.32
10.33
1.43
523
Spring
3
Mar.09
8.39 2.88 2200
68
27.2 184
83
567
146 2.25
39.68
3.97
383
Spring
3
Apr.09
8.14 1.66 3092
36
0.84
80
49
262
183 0.54
78.58
7.13
178
Spring
3
May-09 7.96 1.31
636
34
20.8
56
39
284
195 1.33
48.24
0.61
253
Summer 3
Jun.09
8.12 1.5
910 136
24.7 120
73
390
61 0.81
43.57
4.88
110
Summer 3
Jul.09
8.27 1.44
780
45
56
48
54
241
268 1.22
19.51
3.98
174
Summer
4
Aug.08
7.60 2.31 1510
48
29
80
42
425
58 11.02 110.12 5.78
1256
Autumn
4
Sep.08
7.30 2.34
766
62
46 104
53
815
183 1.19
8.58
3.10
435
Autumn
4
Oct.08
7.10 2.42 1598 148
97
40 170
568
195 0.06
17.62
2.65
772
Autumn
4
Nov.08
7.70 2.54 2668
68
24 160 272
490
244 0.88
3.54
2.85
409
Winter
4
Des.08
8.05 2.85 1406
32
15 144 117
709
256 7.26
37.98
4.18
724
Winter
4
Jan.09
8.65 2.75 1786
20
2 240 680
603
915 1.93
22.74
2.40
449
Winter
4
Feb.09
8.27 2.81 1900
40
11.6 160
73
355
488 2.1
10.97
0.52
464
