diff --git a/R/readWQPdots.R b/R/readWQPdots.R
index 943d1465..53382a05 100644
--- a/R/readWQPdots.R
+++ b/R/readWQPdots.R
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ readWQPdots <- function(..., legacy = FALSE) {
     
   bbox <- "bBox" %in% names(matchReturn)
   if(bbox){
-    values_bbox <- sapply(matchReturn["bBox"], function(x) as.character(paste0(eval(x), collapse = ";")))
+    values_bbox <- sapply(matchReturn["bBox"], function(x) as.character(paste0(eval(x), collapse = ",")))
     matchReturn <- matchReturn[names(matchReturn) != "bBox"]
   }
   
diff --git a/R/whatWQPdata.R b/R/whatWQPdata.R
index d241b167..cb669be4 100644
--- a/R/whatWQPdata.R
+++ b/R/whatWQPdata.R
@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@ whatWQPmetrics <- function(...,
 #'   siteType = "Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment",
 #'   countycode = "US:55:025", convertType = FALSE)
 #' }
+#' 
+#' bbox <- c(-86.9736, 34.4883, -86.6135, 34.6562)
+#' what_bb <- whatWQPdata(bBox = bbox)
+#' 
 whatWQPdata <- function(..., saveFile = tempfile(),
                         convertType = TRUE) {
   values <- readWQPdots(..., legacy = TRUE)
diff --git a/man/whatWQPdata.Rd b/man/whatWQPdata.Rd
index a9be4bd6..65a4adf6 100644
--- a/man/whatWQPdata.Rd
+++ b/man/whatWQPdata.Rd
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ lakeSites_chars <- whatWQPdata(
   siteType = "Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment",
   countycode = "US:55:025", convertType = FALSE)
 }
+
+bbox <- c(-86.9736, 34.4883, -86.6135, 34.6562)
+what_bb <- whatWQPdata(bBox = bbox)
 \dontshow{\}) # examplesIf}
 }
 \seealso{
diff --git a/tests/testthat/tests_general.R b/tests/testthat/tests_general.R
index 2a743082..6922e9cf 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/tests_general.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/tests_general.R
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ test_that("readWQPdots working", {
   # bbox vector turned into single string with coords separated by semicolons
   formArgs_bbox <- dataRetrieval:::readWQPdots(bbox = c(-92.5, 45.4, -87, 47))
   expect_true(length(formArgs_bbox) == 2)
-  expect_true(length(gregexpr(";", formArgs_bbox)[[1]]) == 3)
+  expect_true(length(gregexpr(",", formArgs_bbox)[[1]]) == 3)
 
   # NWIS names (siteNumber) converted to WQP expected names (siteid)
   formArgs_site <- dataRetrieval:::readWQPdots(siteNumber = "04010301")
@@ -368,6 +368,26 @@ test_that("readWQPdots working", {
   expect_true(length(formArgs$values) == 2)
   expect_true("statecode" %in% names(formArgs$values))
   expect_false("stateCd" %in% names(formArgs$values))
+  
+  bbox <- c(-86.97361, 34.48827, -86.61349,  34.65623)
+  what_bbox <- whatWQPdata(bBox = bbox)
+  expect_true(nrow(what_bbox) > 0)
+  x <- whatWQPsites(bBox = bbox)
+  expect_true(nrow(x) > 0)
+  df <- readWQPdata(bBox = bbox,
+                    characteristicName = "Total Coliform",
+                    startDateLo = "2023-01-01",
+                    startDateHi = "2023-12-31",
+                    service = "ResultWQX3",
+                    dataProfile = "narrow")
+  expect_true(nrow(df) > 0)
+  df_legacy <- readWQPdata(bBox = bbox,
+                           characteristicName = "Total Coliform",
+                           startDateLo = "2023-01-01",
+                           startDateHi = "2023-12-31",
+                           service = "Result",
+                           dataProfile = "narrowResult")
+  expect_true(nrow(df_legacy) > 0)
 })