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Water Quality in the Connecticut, Housatonic, and Thames River Basins, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont, 1992-95

By S.P. Garabedian, J.F. Coles, S.J. Grady, E.C.T. Trench, and M.J. Zimmerman

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 1155

A contribution of the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program

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National Water-quality Assessment Program
Summary of major issues and findings
Environmental setting and hydrologic conditions
Major issues and findings:
- Contaminants in streambed sediments and fish tissue
- Nutrients in surface water
- Pesticides in surface water
- Pesticides in ground water
- Volatile organic compounds in ground water
- Nitrate in ground water
- Radon in ground water
Water-quality conditions in a national context

Stream quality
Ground-water quality

Study design and data collection
Summary of compound detections and concentrations
References
A coordinated effort
Glossary

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Suggested citation:
S.P. Garabedian, J.F. Coles, S.J. Grady, E.C.T. Trench, and M.J. Zimmerman, 1998, Water Quality in the Connecticut, Housatonic, and Thames River Basins, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont, 1992-95: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1155, on line at <URL: http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/get?circ1155>, updated August 23, 1998 .

ISBN 0-607-89366-4

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Connecticut, Housatonic, and Thames River Basins NAWQA Study || National Water-Quality Assessment Program || U.S. Geological Survey

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