Water quality for a sample of lakes in Florida
A dataset with 53 observations on the following 12 variables.
ID |
An identifying number for each lake |
Lake |
Name of the lake |
Alkalinity |
Concentration of calcium carbonate (in mg/L) |
pH |
Acidity |
Calcium |
Amount of calcium in water |
Chlorophyll |
Amount of chlorophyll in water |
AvgMercury |
Average mercury level for a sample of fish (large mouth bass) from each lake |
NumSamples |
Number of fish sampled at each lake |
MinMercury |
Minimum mercury level in a sampled fish |
MaxMercury |
Maximum mercury level in a sampled fish |
ThreeYrStdMercury |
Adjusted mercury level to account for the age of the fish |
AgeData |
Mean age of fish in each sample |
This dataset describes characteristics of water and fish samples from 53 Florida lakes. Some variables (e.g. Alkalinity, pH, and Calcium) reflect the chemistry of the water samples. Mercury levels were recorded for a sample of large mouth bass selected at each lake.