Water Resources--Office of Water Quality
National Field Manual
for the Collection of
Water-Quality Data
Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations
Book 9
Handbooks for Water-Resources Investigations
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Section A--National Field Manual for the
Collection of
Water-Quality Data
- Foreword
- Chapter
- A1.
- Preparations for Water Sampling
- A2.
- Selection of Equipment for Water Sampling
- A3.
- Cleaning of Equipment for Water Sampling
- A4.
- Collection of Water Samples
- (Can be opened in sections: A4 report,
A4 appendixes), and Errata
- A5.
- Processing of Water Samples (pdf
file) and Errata
- A6.
- Field Measurements
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6.0
- General Information and Guidelines
- 6.1
- Temperature
- 6.2
- Dissolved Oxygen
- 6.3
- Specific Electrical Conductance
- 6.4
- pH
- 6.5
- Reduction-Oxidation Potential-Electrode Method
- 6.6
- Alkalinity and Acid Neutralizing Capacity
- 6.7
- Turbidity
- A7.
- Biological Indicators
- 7.1
- Fecal Indicator
Bacteria
- 7.2. Five-Day Biochemical Oxygen Demand
- A8.
- Bottom-Material Samples
- A9.
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Citation for the National Field Manual:
U.S. Geological Survey, National field manual for the collection of water-quality data: U.S. Geological Survey Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations, book 9, chaps. A1-A9, 2 v., variously paged. [Chapters were published from 1997-1999; updates and revisions are ongoing and can be viewed at: http://water.usgs.gov/owq/FieldManual/mastererrata.html]
An example of citing an individual chapter:
Wilde, F.D., Radtke, D.B., Gibs, Jacob, and Iwatsubo, R.T., 1998, National field manual for the collection of water-quality data--Preparations for water sampling: U.S. Geological Survey Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations, book 9, chap. A1, variously paged.
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