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Water quality of the tidal Potomac River and Estuary: Hydrologic Data Reports supplement, 1979 through 1981 water years

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5152561
This report is a companion report to the US Geological Survey 1979, 1980, and 1981 Hydrologic Data Reports of the tidal Potomac River and Estuary. The information included in this report contains values of biochemical oxygen demand and specific-rate constants, incident-light and light-attenuation measurements; numbers of phytoplankton, fecal coliform and fecal streptococci; cross-sectional averages from field measurements of dissolved oxygen, pH, specific conductance, and temperature data; and cross-sectional averages of chlorophyll data. Sewage-treatment plant loads are also included. 29 refs., 4 figs., 3 tabs.
Research Organization:
Geological Survey, Reston, VA (USA)
OSTI ID:
5152561
Report Number(s):
USGS-OFR-84-132; ON: TI86900061
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English