Water quality in the Cambridge, Massachusetts, drinking-water source area, 2005-8
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Abstract
During 2005-8, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Cambridge, Massachusetts, Water Department, measured concentrations of sodium and chloride, plant nutrients, commonly used pesticides, and caffeine in base-flow and stormwater samples collected from 11 tributaries in the Cambridge drinking-water source area. These data were used to characterize current water-quality conditions, to establish a baseline for future comparisons, and to describe trends in surface-water quality. The data also were used to assess the effects of watershed characteristics on surface-water quality and to inform future watershed management.
Study Area
Publication type | Report |
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Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
Title | Water quality in the Cambridge, Massachusetts, drinking-water source area, 2005-8 |
Series title | Fact Sheet |
Series number | 2015-3030 |
DOI | 10.3133/fs20153030 |
Year Published | 2015 |
Language | English |
Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
Publisher location | Reston, VA |
Contributing office(s) | Massachusetts Water Science Center |
Description | 6 p. |
Time Range Start | 2005-01-01 |
Time Range End | 2008-12-31 |
Country | United States |
State | Massachusetts |
City | Cambridge |
Online Only (Y/N) | N |
Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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