City of Boulder/USGS Water Quality Monitoring
Boulder Creek Watershed
BOULDER CREEK MILLENNIUM BASELINE STUDY

BASIN - U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY - CITY OF BOULDER

The following water quality variables were measured in the Boulder Creek Millenium Baseline Study:

Field parameters and basic water quality variables

Major elements and anions

Trace elements

Wastewater-derived organic compounds

temperature- water

aluminum

antimony

ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid

temperature- air

calcium

arsenic

nitrilotriacetic acid

pH

iron (total)

barium

4-nonylphenolmonoethoxycarboxylate

specific conductance

iron (II)

beryllium

4-nonylphenoldiethoxycarboxylate

dissolved oxygen

magnesium

bismuth

4-nonylphenoltriethoxycarboxylate

alkalinity

manganese

boron

4-nonylphenoltetraethoxycarboxylate

hardness

potassium

cadmium

bisphenol A

turbidity

silica

cerium

4-tert-butylphenol

fecal coliform

sodium

cesium

2[3]-tert-butyl-4-methoxyphenol

total dissolved solids

 

chromium

2,6-di-tert-butyl-1,4-benzoquinone

total suspended solids

sulfate

cobalt

2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol

nitrogen- nitrate

chloride

copper

2,6-di-tert-butylphenol

nitrogen- nitrite

bromide

dysprosium

1,2-dichlorobenzene

nitrogen- ammonia

fluoride

erbium

1,3-dichlorobenzene

nitrogen- organic

 

europium

1,4-dichlorobenzene

orthophosphate

 

gadolinium

4-ethylphenol

phosphorus- total

 

holmium

4-methylphenol

carbon- organic

 

lanthanum

4-nonylphenol

ultraviolet light absorption

 

lead

4-nonylphenolmonoethoxylate

 

 

lithium

4-nonylphenoldiethoxylate

 

 

lutetium

4-nonylphenoltriethoxylate

 

 

mercury

4-nonylphenoltetraethoxylate

 

 

molybdenum

4-normal-octylphenol

 

 

neodymium

4-tert-octylphenol

 

 

nickel

4-tert-octylphenolmonoethoxylate

 

 

praseodymium

4-tert-octylphenoldiethoxylate

 

 

rhenium

4-tert-octylphenoltriethoxylate

 

 

rubidium

4-tert-octylphenoltetraethoxylate

 

 

samarium

4-tert-octylphenolpentaethoxylate

 

 

selenium

4-tert-pentylphenol

 

 

strontium

4-propylphenol

 

 

tellurium

triclosan

 

 

terbium

cis-androsterone

 

 

thallium

cholesterol

 

 

thorium

coprostanol

 

 

thulium

equilenin

 

 

uranium

equilin

 

 

vanadium

17-a-estradiol

 

 

ytterbium

17-b-estradiol

 

 

yttrium

estriol

 

 

zirconium

estrone

 

 

zinc

17-a-ethynylestradiol

 

 

 

mestranol

 

 

 

19-norethisterone

 

 

 

progesterone

 

 

 

testosterone

 

 


Pharmaceutical compounds

Pesticides

Pesticides (continued)

acetominophen

acetochlor

methiocarb

albuterol

acifluoren

methomyl

caffeine

alachlor

metolachlor

cimetidine

aldicarb

metribuzin

codeine

aldicarb sulfone

molinate

cotinine

aldicarb sulfoxide

napropamide

dehydronifedipine

atrazine

neburon

digoxigenin

azinphos-methyl

norflurazon

digoxin

benfluralin

oryzalin

diltiazem

bentazon

oxamyl

1,7-dimethylxanthine

bromacil

p,p'-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (p,p'-DDE)

diphenhydramine

bromoxynil

parathion

enalaprilat

butylate

methyl parathion

fluoxetine

carbaryl

pebulate

gemfibrozil

carbofuran

pendimethalin

ibuprofen

chloramben, methyl ester

cis-permethrin

metformin

chlorothalonil

phorate

paroxetine metabolite

chlorpyrifos

picloram

ranitidine

clopyralid

prometon

sulfamethoxazole

cyanazine

propachlor

trimethoprim

dacthal (DCPA)

propanil

warfarin

dacthal monoacid

propargite

 

desethylatrazine

propham

 

diazinon

propoxur

 

dicamba

propyzamide

 

dichlobenil

simazine

 

dichloroprop

tebuthiuron

 

dieldrin

terbacil

 

dinoseb

terbufos

 

disulfoton

thiobencarb

 

diuron

tri-allate

 

s-ethyl dipropylthiocarbamate (EPTC)

triclopyr

 

ethalfluralin

trifluralin

 

ethoprophos

2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D)

 

fenuron

4-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)butyric acid (2,4-DB)

 

fluometuron

2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T)

 

fonofos

2-(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy) propionic acid (2,4,5-TP)

 

glyphosate

2,6-diethylaniline

 

alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane (alpha-HCH)

2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid (MCPA)

 

gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane (lindane)

4-(2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxy) butyric acid (MCPB)

 

linuron

3-hydroxycarbofuran

 

malathion

4,6-dinitro-2-methylphenol

 

 

 

 

 

 


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