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Appendix A: RSKSE and P-values
Table 3: Trends slopes for water quality parameters for 21 RWQMN sites with p-values from October 1996 to June 2010 or when records began.
Table 3 cont: Trends slopes for water quality parameters for 21 RWQMN sites with p-values from October 1996 to June 2010 or when records began.
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Appendix B: Compliance of RWQMN sites
Table 4: Compliance for the 2009/2010 data for the 35 RWQMN sites with ANZECC trigger values for DO%, DRP, NH4, pH, water clarity, TP, turbidity and TN (ANZECC, 2000), the recreational bathing guideline for E.coli (MFE, 2002) and the guideline from the RWSP for water clarity of 1.6m (NRC, 2007).
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Appendix C: Medians of RWQMN sites
Table 5: Medians for each parameter for the 35 RWQMN sites for 2009/2010.
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