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iii. Chemical and physical parameters 

 --dissolved oxygen 

 -pH 



--redox potential 



--particulate and dissolved organic carbon 

 --NH3, NO2, NO3, total nitrogen 

 --total and soluble phosphate 

 c. Photosynthetic activity 



1. Site of activity and light profile of the water 



column 

 11. Productivity rates 



ill. Identity, distribution, and abundance of photosyn- 

 thetic organisms (nhytoolankton, attached nlants, 

 and bacteria) 

 Water quality factors 



a. Tidal ranges 



b. Circulation 



c. Salinity 



d. Temperature 



e. Surface runoff and precipitation vs. evaporation 



f. Chemical constituaits of the water and sediment at 

 selected sites 



g. Sewage discharges into the Bay, their strength, volume, 

 and distribution 



