Fact Sheet 2012–3113
SummaryThe overall mission of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Beach Health Initiative is to provide science-based information and methods that will allow beach managers to more accurately make beach closure and advisory decisions, understand the sources and physical processes affecting beach contaminants, and understand how science-based information can be used to mitigate and restore beaches and protect the public. |
First posted October 1, 2012
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U.S. Geological Survey, 2012, Understanding beach health throughout the Great Lakes—continuing research: U.S. Geological Fact Sheet 2012–3113, 4 p. (Also available at https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2012/3113/.)
Background
The "Beach Health" Issue and Why It Is Important
Real-Time Assessment of Water Quality
Coastal Processes Research
Pathogens and Source Tracking
Data Analysis, Interpretation, and Communication