Metadata: Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Schmidt, Travis S. Originator: Fey, David L. Originator: Church, Stanley E. Originator: San Juan, Carma A. Publication_Date: 2012 Title: Quantitative Results of ICP-MS Analyses of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Tissue Samples, Central Colorado Assessment Project Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: USGS Data Series Issue_Identification: DS-614 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Denver, CO Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Other_Citation_Details: "BMI_Tissue_ICP_MS" is the ArcGIS feature class name (file name). Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/614 Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Church, Stanley E. Originator: San Juan, Carma A. Originator: Fey, David L. Originator: Schmidt, Travis S. Originator: Klein,Terry L. Originator: DeWitt, Ed H. Originator: Wanty, Richard B. Originator: Verplanck, Philip L. Originator: Mitchell, Katharine A. Originator: Adams, Monique G. Originator: Choate, LaDonna M. Originator: Todorov, Todor I. Originator: Rockwell, Barnaby W. Originator: McEachron, Luke Originator: Anthony, Michael W. Publication_Date: 2012 Title: Geospatial database for regional environmental assessment of central Colorado Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document Series_Information: Series_Name: USGS Data Series Issue_Identification: DS-614 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Denver, CO Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/614 Description: Abstract: This data set represents the locations and analyses of 843 benthic macroinvertebrate (BMI) samples collected from 94 locations by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from July 2004 to September 2008 for the Central Colorado Assessment Project (CCAP) environmental assessment. Trace-metals in whole-body tissue (body burden) were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) in USGS Denver laboratories. Results were used to assess whether the weathering of rocks underlying watersheds adversely effects BMI metal body burdens, and (or) impacts BMI diversity or community structure. Samples collected in the study area, a 20,800 square mile (53,800 square kilometers) region of central Colorado, were from watersheds selected for specific geologic conditions and (or) the presence or absence of mining activity. About 20 percent of the watersheds were sampled more than once to evaluate annual variations or sample collection bias. Purpose: Points in this dataset represent 94 field locations where 843 BMI insect samples were collected. Whole-body tissue of the BMI was analyzed for trace metals by ICP-MS. Results were used to evaluate relationships and (or) effects of stream geochemistry and aquatic insect diversity, populations, and community structure. Supplemental_Information: The USGS conducted the Central Colorado Assessment Project (CCAP) from 2003 to 2008 to provide Federal, State, and local land management entities geoscience information to address issues related to urbanization of the Colorado Front Range Urban Corridor. Rapid population growth along the Front Range and in the CCAP region, which encompasses about 20,800 square miles (53,800 square kilometers) of central Colorado between the New Mexico and Wyoming borders (37 - 41 degrees north latitude), and from west of Denver to east of Vail, Colorado (approximately 104.8 - 106.625 degrees west longitude), has caused tremendous demand for natural resources and has created challenging land-management issues related to the wilderness/urban interface expansion. Regional CCAP data, including geologic, geochemical, geophysical, biological, and remote sensing data, were compiled to assess the availability of mineral resources; the geo-environmental effects of historical mining and wildfires; geologic controls on groundwater resources; and hazards such as landslides and flooding. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 2004 Ending_Date: 2008 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -106.649528 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -104.889356 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.815371 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.833766 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: American Geological Institute Glossary of Geology Theme_Keyword: water chemistry Theme_Keyword: sediment geochemistry Theme_Keyword: historical mining effects Theme_Keyword: benthic macroinvertebrate Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: U.S. Board of Geographic Names (BGN) Geographic Place_Keyword: Colorado Place_Keyword: Arapaho National Forest Place_Keyword: Gunnison National Forest Place_Keyword: Pike National Forest Place_Keyword: Rio Grande National Forest Place_Keyword: Roosevelt National Forest Place_Keyword: Routt National Forest Place_Keyword: San Isabel National Forest Place_Keyword: White River National Forest Place_Keyword: Great Sand Dunes National Park Place_Keyword: Rocky Mountain National Park Place_Keyword: Alamosa County Place_Keyword: Boulder County Place_Keyword: Chaffee County Place_Keyword: Clear Creek County Place_Keyword: Conejos County Place_Keyword: Costilla County Place_Keyword: Custer County Place_Keyword: Douglas County Place_Keyword: Eagle County Place_Keyword: El Paso County Place_Keyword: Fremont County Place_Keyword: Gilpin County Place_Keyword: Grand County Place_Keyword: Gunnison County Place_Keyword: Huerfano County Place_Keyword: Jackson County Place_Keyword: Jefferson County Place_Keyword: Lake County Place_Keyword: Larimer County Place_Keyword: Las Animas County Place_Keyword: Park County Place_Keyword: Pitkin County Place_Keyword: Pueblo County Place_Keyword: Saguache County Place_Keyword: Summit County Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: Data have been checked to ensure the accuracy. If any errors are detected, please notify the originating office. The U.S. Geological Survey strongly recommends that careful attention be paid to the metadata file associated with these data. The U.S. Geological Survey shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and (or) contained herein. Acknowledgement of the U.S. Geological Survey would be appreciated in products derived from these data. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Although this Federal Geographic Data Committee-compliant metadata file is intended to document the data set in nonproprietary form, as well as in ArcGIS format, this metadata file may include some ArcGIS-specific terminology. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Richard B. Wanty Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Research Chemist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: Box 25046, Mail Stop 973 City: Denver State_or_Province: Colorado Postal_Code: 80225 Country: United States Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-236-1819 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-236-3200 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rwanty@usgs.gov Data_Set_Credit: Spatial data sets supporting the Central Colorado Assessment Project (CCAP) were developed by the U.S. Geological Survey Central Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center (CMERSC) and the Crustal Geophysics and Geochemistry Science Center (CGGSC) in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey Geology and Environmental Change Science Center (GECSC), the Colorado Geological Survey (CGS), the Rocky Mountain Region U.S. Department of Agriculture-Forest Service (USDA-FS) and the National Park Service (NPS). Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.1850 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Granitto, Matthew Originator: Dewitt, Ed H. Originator: Klein, Terry L. Publication_Date: 2010 Title: Central Colorado Assessment Project (CCAP) - Geochemical data for rock, sediment, soil, and concentrate sample media Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document Series_Information: Series_Name: USGS Data Series Issue_Identification: DS 509 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Denver, CO Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/509/ Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: The BMI samples in this dataset were chemically analyzed in the USGS-Denver laboratories using ICP-MS methods. Analytical precision and accuracy were determined from multiple analyses of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standard 1577b (bovine liver) included in each job of fifty or fewer samples. Logical_Consistency_Report: A site is a single geographic location where water, sediment and (or) aquatic insect samples were obtained. Multiple points at the same geographic coordinates indicate where samples were obtained over multiple years. The identification of the first sample acquired at a site is used as the general identification of the field site. The ICP-MS analytical method was used for chemical analyses of BMI tissue data throughout the project. Completeness_Report: Samples were collected from a 20,800 square mile (53,800 square kilometers)region of central Colorado. About 80% of the samples were collected from 229 small watersheds selected for specific geologic conditions and the presence or absence of mining activity. The remaining 20% of the samples were collected from larger drainage basins to evaluate metal attenuation and dilution downstream from mining districts or large hydrothermally altered areas. Together the sample sites cover about 80% of the land area in the CCAP study area. Favorable stream sites were occasionally not sampled due to access restrictions or lack of stream flow at the time of the field visit. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Spatial locations were determined from hand-held global positioning system (GPS) devices. In general, the GPS units used by field scientists recorded sample locations to within 100 feet (30 meters) of the true location. When more than one scientist collected field samples at a site on different dates, the reported location is a composite of the GPS measurements and the location is verified using a geographic information system (GIS) and digital topographic maps. Water samples were typically collected at the recorded GPS location; sediment and aquatic insect samples were usually collected within 75 feet (22 meters) of the indicated location. Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: None Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Lamothe, P.J. Originator: Meier, A.L. Originator: Wilson, S.A. Publication_Date: 2002 Title: The determination of forty elements in aqueous samples by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document Series_Information: Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 02-223 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Denver, CO Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Other_Citation_Details: in Taggart, J.E., Jr., ed. Analytical methods for chemical analysis of geologic and other materials. U.S. Geological Survey Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2002 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Lamothe and others (2002) Source_Contribution: Report describing analytical method used for chemical analyses. Process_Step: Process_Description: Benthic macroinvertebrate insect samples were collected from suitable stream sites from July 2004 to September 2007. The aquatic insects were identified to the genus level in the field. Sample locations, digitally recorded with hand-held GPS devices, were imported into ArcGIS to produce the point features in this data set. Insect samples were then dried, weighed and analyzed for chemical constituents at USGS laboratories in Denver, Colorado. The macroinvertebrate chemistry data were generated from a nitric acid-hydrogen peroxide digestion of individual specimens collected from selected field sites. The samples were diluted 1:20 with ultra-pure deionized water and analyzed by ICP-MS, using the same standardization and instrumental protocols for water solutions (Lamothe and others, 2002). Analytical precision and accuracy were determined from multiple analyses of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standard 1577b (bovine liver) included in each job of fifty or fewer samples. The ICP-MS analyses provided seven element concentrations. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Lamothe and others (2002) Process_Date: 2004-2009 Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 843 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Grid_Coordinate_System: Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator Universal_Transverse_Mercator: UTM_Zone_Number: 13 Transverse_Mercator: Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -105.000000 Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000 False_Easting: 500000.000000 False_Northing: 0.000000 Planar_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair Coordinate_Representation: Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000100 Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000100 Planar_Distance_Units: meters Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927 Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866 Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698 Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition: Altitude_System_Definition: Altitude_Datum_Name: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 Altitude_Resolution: 0.00010 Altitude_Distance_Units: meters Altitude_Encoding_Method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: BMI_Tissue_ICP_MS Entity_Type_Definition: The geographic location and results of chemical analyses of aquatic insect, whole-body tissue. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Metadata authors Attribute: Attribute_Label: OBJECTID Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Attribute: Attribute_Label: Shape Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features. Attribute: Attribute_Label: SampleID Attribute_Definition: Unique identification assigned to each sample collected from a stream site Attribute_Definition_Source: Metadata authors Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Alpha numeric number consisting of a two digit year, a state identifier, and a three digit site number Attribute: Attribute_Label: Vial_No Attribute_Definition: Unique identification assigned to each invertebrate collected from a stream sample site Attribute_Definition_Source: Metadata authors Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Alpha numeric number consisting of a two digit year, a state identifier, a three digit site number, and an aquatic insect identifier Attribute: Attribute_Label: Longitude_GIS Attribute_Definition: Longitude coordinate of sample site reported in decimal degrees. Typically the coordinate is determined from multiple GPS measurements and verified using a GIS and digital topographic data. 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Attribute: Attribute_Label: Dry_Weight Attribute_Definition: Dry weight, in grams, of tissue for each macroinvertebrate individual Attribute_Definition_Source: Metadata authors Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.1 Range_Domain_Maximum: 254.6 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: gram Attribute: Attribute_Label: Cd_ppm Attribute_Definition: Concentration of cadmium in whole-body tissue of macroinvertebrate. Nitric acid-hydrogen peroxide digestion; analysis by ICP-MS. Attribute_Definition_Source: Metadata authors Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.001 Range_Domain_Maximum: 65.3 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: part per million Attribute: Attribute_Label: Cu_ppm Attribute_Definition: Concentration of copper in whole-body tissue of macroinvertebrate. Nitric acid-hydrogen peroxide digestion; analysis by ICP-MS. Attribute_Definition_Source: Metadata authors Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.05 Range_Domain_Maximum: 597 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: part per million Attribute: Attribute_Label: Zn_ppm Attribute_Definition: Concentration of zinc in whole-body tissue of macroinvertebrate. Nitric acid-hydrogen peroxide digestion; analysis by ICP-MS. Attribute_Definition_Source: Metadata authors Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 11 Range_Domain_Maximum: 5210 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: part per million Attribute: Attribute_Label: Ca_ppm Attribute_Definition: Concentration of calcium in whole-body tissue of macroinvertebrate. Nitric acid-hydrogen peroxide digestion; analysis by ICP-MS. 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The fields "ObjectID" and "Shape" are added by the software for internal processing purposes. The remaining attribute fields were added by the authors to report laboratory results, or relevant parameters pertaining to the field site. Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: USGS Information Services Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: Box 25286, DFC City: Denver State_or_Province: CO Postal_Code: 80225 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-236-5486 Resource_Description: webmaster@geology.cr.usgs.gov Distribution_Liability: This database, identified as DS-614, has been approved for release and publication by the Director of the USGS. Although this database has been subjected to rigorous review and is substantially complete, the USGS reserves the right to revise the data pursuant to further analysis and review. Furthermore, it is released on the condition that neither the USGS nor the United States Government may be held liable for any damages resulting from its authorized or unauthorized use. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the U.S. Geological Survey regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. No responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of these data. 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