Microbial Source Tracking Marker Concentrations in the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Watershed in 2015-2017, Georgia, USA
Dates
Start Date
2015-12-31
End Date
2017-08-08
Publication Date
2019-11-26
Citation
McKee, A.M., 2019, Microbial Source Tracking Marker Concentrations in the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Watershed in 2015-2017, Georgia, USA: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P957P46S.
Summary
The dataset contains Esherichia coli and quantitative polymerase chain reaction data for microbial source tracking markers in the Chattahoochee River and streams within the Chattahoochee River National Recreation area from samples collected in the winter and summer of the federal fiscal years 2016 and 2017. Six water samples were collected from three sites on the Chattahoochee River each season. Eleven stream sites and one additional site on the Chattahoochee River were sampled once each season, with the exception of two sites, which were not sampled in winter FY16.
Summary
The dataset contains Esherichia coli and quantitative polymerase chain reaction data for microbial source tracking markers in the Chattahoochee River and streams within the Chattahoochee River National Recreation area from samples collected in the winter and summer of the federal fiscal years 2016 and 2017. Six water samples were collected from three sites on the Chattahoochee River each season. Eleven stream sites and one additional site on the Chattahoochee River were sampled once each season, with the exception of two sites, which were not sampled in winter FY16.
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Related External Resources
Type: Related Primary Publication
Enter Primary Related Publication: McKee, B.A., Molina, M., Cyterski, M., and Couch, A., 2020, Microbial source tracking (MST) in Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: Seasonal and precipitation trends in MST marker concentrations, and associations with E. coli levels, pathogenic marker presence, and land use: Water Research, v. 171, p. 115435, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2019.115435.
These data were used to help determine possible sources and origins of bacterial contamination in the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in the greater Atlanta, Georgia area.
