OFR 97-492: Canton Quadrangle NURE HSSR Study
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[See History of NURE HSSR Program for a summary of the entire program.]
Ohio
Subcontractors for the Savannah River Laboratory (SRL) collected at least 1,214 stream-sediment, 1,205 surface-water, and 2,049 ground-water samples within 20 counties from east central Ohio as part of the NURE Hydrogeochemical and Stream Sediment Reconnaissance (HSSR) program. Field sampling was conducted during July - August, 1978. Sample coverage included portions of the Canton, Charleston, Clarksburg, Cleveland, Columbus, and Marion 1:250,000-scale quadrangles. (A total of 597 stream-sediment, 595 surface-water, and 1,106 ground-water samples were collected within the Canton quadrangle.) These samples were sent to SRL for analysis of uranium and additional elements (16 in sediments and 9 in waters). SRL was able to analyze 330 sediments and 3,252 waters from Ohio; this includes 51 sediment and 1,699 water samples from the Canton quadrangle. The analytical and site location data for all Ohio samples were released in the Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio Data Report [GJBX-105(82)].
Pennsylvania
Subcontractors for the Savannah River Laboratory (SRL) collected at least 4,499 stream-sediment, 4,401 surface-water, and 5,734 ground-water samples within 49 counties from Pennsylvania as part of the NURE Hydrogeochemical and Stream Sediment Reconnaissance (HSSR) program. The sediment samples were collected during September - October 1976; July - December 1977; and July - August 1978, and water samples were collected during May - December 1977 and July - August 1978. Sample coverage included portions of the Baltimore, Canton, Clarksburg, Cleveland, Cumberland, Elmira, Harrisburg, Newark, Pittsburgh, Scranton, Warren, Williamsport, and Wilmington 1:250,000-scale quadrangles. (A total of 221 stream-sediment, 216 surface-water, and 330 ground-water samples were collected within the Canton quadrangle.) These samples were sent to SRL for analysis of uranium and additional elements (16 in sediments and 9 in waters). SRL was able to analyze 4,287 sediments and 10,100 waters from Pennsylvania; this includes 108 sediment and 546 water samples from the Canton quadrangle. The analytical and site location data for all Pennsylvania samples were released in the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York Data Report [GJBX-106(82)].
SRL sent 3,851 sediment samples from Pennsylvania to an unnamed contract laboratory for "Supplemental Analyses." Supplemental analytical determinations for up to 23 elements were reported for 3,842 of these samples in the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York Data Report [GJBX-106(82)]. The digital data file accompanying this report includes Supplemental Analyses for 220 Pennsylvania sediment samples within the Canton quadrangle.
Pennsylvania
Subcontractors for the Savannah River Laboratory (SRL) collected at least 2,965 stream-sediment, 2,910 surface-water, and 4,060 ground-water samples within 55 counties from West Virginia as part of the NURE Hydrogeochemical and Stream Sediment Reconnaissance (HSSR) program. The sediment samples were collected during May - November 1978 and August - September 1979; water samples were collected during April - August 1977; May - September 1978; and July 1980. Sample coverage included portions of the Baltimore, Bluefield, Canton, Charleston, Charlottesville, Clarksburg, Columbus, Cumberland, Huntington, and Jenkins 1:250,000-scale quadrangles. (A total of 38 stream-sediment, 38 surface-water, and 50 ground-water samples were collected within the Canton quadrangle.) These samples were sent to SRL for analysis of uranium and additional elements (16 in sediments and 9 in waters). SRL was able to analyze 2,919 sediments and 6,965 waters from West Virginia; this includes 38 sediment and 88 water sample from the Canton quadrangle. The analytical and site location data for all West Virginia samples were released in the Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia Data Report [GJBX-103(82)].
SRL: Canton Quadrangle
SRL did not release a separate report for the Canton quadrangle.
ORGDP: Canton, Cleveland, Marion, Pittsburgh, and Warren Quadrangles
SRL sent 464 Ohio and 161 Pennsylvania sediment samples to the Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant (ORGDP) for analysis of uranium and 31 additional elements. ORGDP released the analytical data for 625 samples in the Canton, Cleveland, Marion, Pittsburgh, and Warren Quadrangles GJBX-80(82) Data Report (A total of 485 samples were from the Canton quadrangle). The site coding information for this data set was summarized in the GJBX-51(82) report.
Gold Analyses
Data for gold analyses of sediments by SRL neutron activation were released in the GJBX-135(82) summary report. The introduction of that report states:
"This report contains previously unreported neutron-activation analyses of gold in sediment samples determined at SRL. These data were not included in the standard SRL NURE data reports because the gold spectrum was not measured in the original analytical procedure and the report format was designed without the gold analyses being included. Gold analyses became available as the analytical procedure was refined, but the report format was not modified to incorporate these data."
Only those sediment samples that had detectable concentrations of gold by neutron activation analysis were given in the GJBX-135(82) report. Sediment samples with concentrations below detection limits were not reported and can only be ascertained by identifying which samples were actually analyzed by neutron activation at SRL.
Summary Tables
Because of the various laboratories and analytical methods used, some SRL samples may have been analyzed once, twice, or not at all. The following table summarizes the analysis of Canton quadrangle samples.
Laboratory Analysis | Sediments | Waters |
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Only SRL | 84 | 2,333 |
Only SRL Supplemental Lab | 20 | 0 |
Both SRL and SRL Supplemental Labs | 107 | 0 |
Only ORGDP Lab | 386 | 0 |
Both SRL and ORGDP Labs | 6 | 0 |
Both ORGDP and SRL Supplemental Labs | 93 | 0 |
None | 160 | 2 |
Total Samples | 856 | 2,335 |
Total Data Records | 955 | 2,335 |
The following is a list of all sample types collected and reported for NURE studies in the Canton quadrangle.
Sediment Sample Type | Number of Samples | Water Sample Type | Number of Samples |
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Wet Streams | 856 | Streams | 849 |
Wells | 1,173 | ||
Springs | 313 | ||
Total Sediments | 856 | Total Waters | 2,335 |
These Canton quadrangle samples were analyzed by one or more of the following methods:
Sediment Samples
Water Samples
Sediment Records
The Canton quadrangle sediment data consist of reformatted records from the Ohio portion of the Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio Data Report [GJBX-105(82)], data records from the Pennsylvania portion of the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York Data Report [GJBX-106(82)], and data records from the West Virginia portion of the Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia Data Report [GJBX-103(82)]. These records were compared and combined with Canton quadrangle records from the ORGDP Canton, Cleveland, Marion, Pittsburgh, and Warren Quadrangles GJBX-80(82) Data Report. Site descriptive information and coordinates were compared for all corresponding records. The following problems were found and addressed during the reformatting process of the Canton quadrangle sediment data:
Water Records
The Canton quadrangle water data consist of reformatted records from the Ohio portion of the Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio Data Report [GJBX-105(82)], data records from the Pennsylvania portion of the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York Data Report [GJBX-106(82)], and data records from the West Virginia portion of the Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia Data Report [GJBX-103(82)]. The following problems were found and addressed during the reformatting process of the Canton quadrangle water data:
The NURE HSSR data are now available online in two databases: The sediment database (also includes data for soils and some rocks) at http://tin.er.usgs.gov/nure/sediment/ and the water database at http://tin.er.usgs.gov/nure/water/. From these two web sites, NURE HSSR data can be selected, examined, summarized, and downloaded by political boundaries (State and County), by quadrangle (1:250,000-scale, 1:100,000-scale, and 1:63,360-scale for Alaska or 1:24,000-scale for the Lower 48 States), and by hydrologic unit (drainage region, subregion, river basin, or sub-basin). Selected data can be downloaded as a dBase file, a shapefile, an HTML table, or ASCII text (tab- or comma-delimited).
Canton Quadrangle Sediment Data - 950 records
Canton Quadrangle Water Data - 2,325 records
In the eastern United States, SRL collected samples primarily by county. Often, not all counties within a quadrangle were completely sampled. Sample coverage in the Canton quadrangle is complete and includes samples from Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Holmes, Jefferson, Mahoning, Muskingum, Stark, Summit, Tuscarawas, and Wayne Counties in Ohio; Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Lawrence, and Washington Counties in Pennsylvania; and Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, and Ohio Counties in West Virginia. The laboratory and analytical methods used also may vary by county such that adjacent counties often have very different analytical coverage.
A total of 160 stream-sediment and 2 water samples within the Canton quadrangle were not analyzed by any of the various laboratories. The following table summarizes the locations of those unanalyzed samples.
State | County | Sample Media | Unanalyzed Samples | Total Samples |
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Ohio | Belmont | Sediment | 1 | 41 |
Ohio | Carroll | Sediment | 22 | 46 |
Ohio | Columbiana | Sediment | 16 | 68 |
Ohio | Coshocton | Sediment | 6 | 51 |
Ohio | Coshocton | Water | 1 | 135 |
Ohio | Guernsey | Sediment | 19 | 52 |
Ohio | Harrison | Sediment | 3 | 50 |
Ohio | Holmes | Sediment | 3 | 34 |
Ohio | Jefferson | Sediment | 6 | 49 |
Ohio | Mahoning | Sediment | 15 | 22 |
Ohio | Muskingum | Sediment | 9 | 20 |
Ohio | Stark | Sediment | 9 | 44 |
Ohio | Summit | Sediment | 6 | 7 |
Ohio | Tuscarawas | Sediment | 42 | 68 |
Ohio | Wayne | Sediment | 3 | 51 |
Ohio | Wayne | Water | 1 | 145 |
None found.
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Contact: Steven M. Smith (smsmith@usgs.gov)
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