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  <dc:contributor>Laura Hayes</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>Frank T. Manheim</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>2002</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;Lake Pontchartrain is the largest estuary southern Louisiana. It is an important recreational, commercial, and environmental resource for New Orleans and southwestern Louisiana. This publication is part of a 5-year cooperative program led by the USGS on the geological framework and sedimentary processes of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This presentation is divided into two main parts:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- Scientific Research and Assessments&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- Multimedia Tools and Regional Resources&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The scientific sections include historical information on the area; shipboard, field, and remote sensing studies; and a comprehensive sediment database with geological and chemical discussions of the region.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The multimedia and resources sections include Geographic Information System (GIS) tools and data, a video demonstrating vibracore sampling techniques in Lake Pontchartrain, and abstracts from four Basics of the Basin symposia.&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
  <dc:format>application/pdf</dc:format>
  <dc:identifier>10.3133/pp1634</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>U.S. Geological Survey</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Lake Pontchartrain Basin: Bottom sediments and related environmental resources</dc:title>
  <dc:type>reports</dc:type>
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