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Chapter A8. Bottom-Material Samples
Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations
09-A8
The National Field Manual for the Collection of Water-Quality Data(National Field Manual) describes protocols (requirements and recommendations) and provides guidelines for U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) personnel who collect data used to assess the quality of the Nation's surface-water and ground-water resources. This release of Chapter A8 provides guidelines for the equipment and procedures needed to collect and process samples of bottom material for the evaluation of surface-water quality.
Each chapter of the National Field Manual is published separately and revised periodically. Newly published and revised chapters are posted on the World Wide Web on the USGS page 'National Field Manual for the Collection of Water-Quality Data.' The URL for this page is http://pubs.water.usgs.gov/twri9A/ (accessed April 2005).
Suggested Citation
Radtke, D.B., 1998, Chapter A8. Bottom-material samples (Version 1.1, Revised Jun 2005): U.S. Geological Survey Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations 09-A8, Document: 50 p.; Related Work, https://doi.org/10.3133/twri09A8.
Publication type
Report
Publication Subtype
USGS Numbered Series
Title
Chapter A8. Bottom-material samples
Series title
Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations
Series number
09-A8
DOI
10.3133/twri09A8
Edition
Version 1.1, Revised Jun 2005
Year Published
1998
Language
English
Publisher
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Contributing office(s)
U.S. Geological Survey
Description
Document: 50 p.; Related Work
Larger Work Type
Report
Larger Work Subtype
USGS Numbered Series
Larger Work Title
National Field Manual for the Collection of Water-Quality Data. U.S. Geological Survey Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations, Book 9