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

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Bickford, T.M., Lindsey, B.D., and Beaver, M.R., 1996, Bacteriological quality of ground water used for household supply, Lower Susquehanna River Basin, Pennsylvania and Maryland: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4212, 31 p.

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U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1168

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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 June 22, 1998 .

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