Title:
Some initial sediment-associated trace element results from the City of Atlanta water-quality monitoring network
Some initial sediment-associated trace element results from the City of Atlanta water-quality monitoring network
Files
Author(s)
Horowitz, Arthur J.
Elrick, Kent A.
Smith, James J.
Elrick, Kent A.
Smith, James J.
Advisor(s)
Editor(s)
Hatcher, Kathryn J.
Collections
Supplementary to
Permanent Link
Abstract
In cooperation with the City of Atlanta, Georgia, the U.S. Geological Survey has implemented a water-quantity and -quality monitoring network that meas-ures a variety of biological and chemical constituents in water and suspended sediment. The network consists of 20 long-term monitoring sites and is intended to assess water-quality trends in response to planned infrastructural improvements. Initial results from the network indicate that nonpoint-source contributions may be more signifi-cant than point-source contributions for selected sediment associated trace elements and nutrients. There also are indications of short-term discontinuous point-source con-tributions of these same constituents during baseflow.
Sponsor
Sponsored by:
Georgia Environmental Protection Division
U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Water Science Center
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Water Resources Institute
The University of Georgia, Water Resources Faculty
Date Issued
2005-04
Extent
Resource Type
Text
Resource Subtype
Proceedings