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Radionuclide and Pesticide data for sediment age and source analysis in the Midwest Stream-Quality Assessment Region (2013-2014)

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
2013-06-03
End Date
2014-04-26

Citation

Gellis, A.C., Fuller, C.C., VanMetre, P.C., Gorman Sanisaca, L.E., and Bradley, P.M., 2016, Radionuclide and Pesticide data for sediment age and source analysis in the Midwest Stream-Quality Assessment Region (2013-2014): U.S. Geological Survey data release, http://dx.doi.org/10.5066/F7542KP9.

Summary

A study examining the sources and ages of fine-grained bed material (<0.063 mm) was conducted for 99 sites in the USGS NAWQA Midwest Stream Quality Assessment (MSQA) during the summer of 2014, including 15 suspended sediment and 5 cropland top soil samples. Bed material samples were analyzed for radionuclides (7Be, 210Pbex, 137Cs) and pesticides (bifenthrin and DDE); suspended sediment for radionuclides (7Be, 210Pbex, 137Cs): and cropland top soil was analyzed for 210Pbex and 137Cs. Data set includes only those data specifically discussed in a Journal of Environmental Management entitled, Sources and ages of fine-grained sediment to streams using fallout radionuclides in the Midwestern United States, by Allen C. Gellis, Christopher [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Allen C Gellis
Metadata Contact :
Allen C Gellis
Originator :
Allen C Gellis, Christopher C Fuller, Peter C VanMetre, Lillian E Gorman Sanisaca, Paul M Bradley
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources
SDC Data Owner :
South Atlantic Water Science Center

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metadata.xml
Original FGDC Metadata
View 		11.14 KB application/fgdc+xml
TableB.csv
“WalnutCreek surface soil samples Radionuclide Activity” 		507 Bytes text/csv
TableD.csv
“Pesticide data for bed samples in the MSQA” 		7.95 KB text/csv
TableE.csv
“Radionuclide activity in bed and suspended sediment samples” 		12.64 KB text/csv

Purpose

In many streams of the United States, including the Midwest, fine-grained sediment is a major pollutant that degrades aquatic habitat, as well as a vector for other pollutants. In order to effectively manage the sediment problem it is important to access the sources of this sediment. The purpose of this data set was to differentiate surface versus channel derived sediment. In addition, the age of the fine-grained sediment could be estimated within 1 year

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