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Water Quality in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, 1992-95

By Elizabeth A. Frick, Daniel J. Hippe, Gary R. Buell, Carol A. Couch, Evelyn H. Hopkins, David J. Wangsness, and Jerry W. Garrett

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 1164

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
• Study design and data collection
• Hydrologic conditions
• Water-quality conditions during flooding caused by Tropical Storm Alberto, July 1994
• Major issues and findings:
  • Pesticides in streams
  • Pesticides in ground water
  • Nutrients and suspended sediment in streams
  • Nutrients in ground water
  • Trace elements and organic compounds in bed sediment
  • Historical trends in water quality determined from reservoir cores
  • Biological indicators of water quality
• Water-quality conditions in a national context
  • Surface water
  • Ground water
• Summary of compound detections and concentrations
• References
• Glossary

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Suggested citation:
Frick, E.A., Hippe, D.J., Buell, G.R., Couch, C.A., Hopkins, E.H., Wangsness, D.J., and Garrett, J.W., 1998, Water Quality in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, 1992-95: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1164, on line at <URL:https://pubs.water.usgs.gov/circ1164>, updated April 29, 1998 .

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