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Comparing Water Quality Along a Gradient of Urbanization
Comparing Water Quality Along a Gradient of Urbanization
Author(s)
Carrubba, Lee
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Hatcher, Kathryn J.
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Abstract
Urbanization has a major impact on
water quality in the form of point and non-point
source pollution from construction and industrial
sites, roadways, lawns, and other human-made
landscapes. Georgia is currently experiencing
urbanization based upon population growth. The
Piedmont Province is in transition from a
predominantly rural area to an urban/industrial
complex. Atlanta, Athens and other urban centers
have a major influence on urban development in
many areas of the rural piedmont. A gradient of development in Madison County,
Georgia was chosen to demonstrate differences in
water quality from a completely developed area to
an extremely rural area. The outflow points of six
watersheds have been chosen for the water quality
comparison. Preliminary results indicate that water
quality, in the form of chemical content, declines in
relation to the degree of urbanization.
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Sponsored and Organized by: U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, The University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of Technology
Date Issued
1997-03
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