Water quality in the Cambridge, Massachusetts, drinking-water source area, 2005-8
Fact Sheet
2015-3030
Prepared in cooperation with the Cambridge, Massachusetts, Water Department
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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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |