Water quality in the Lower Susquehanna River Basin, Pennsylvania and Maryland, 1992-95

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Numerous sources of VOCs in urban areas are a likely explanation for the high frequency of detections in the urban subunit. In the urban area, ground water contaminated with VOCs flows from springs that feed coldwater streams known for their trout populations.

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SUBUNIT

 1 - Piedmont crystalline agricultural
 2 - Piedmont limestone agricultural
 3 - Great Valley limestone agricultural
 4 - Great Valley limestone urban
 5 - Appalachian Mountain limestone agricultural
 6 - Appalachian Mountain sandstone and shale agricultural
 7 - Appalachian Mountain sandstone and shale forested

U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1168

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Suggested citation:
Lindsey, B.D., Breen, K.J., Bilger, M.D., and Brightbill, R.A., 1998, Water Quality in the Lower Susquehanna River Basin, Pennsylvania and Maryland, 1992-95: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1168, on line at <URL: https://water.usgs.gov/pubs/circ1168>, updated April 2, 1998 .

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