Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Evaluation of Illinois stream sediment data: background monitoring:
Sampling Purpose: Prior to 1980, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (ILEPA) obtained and analyzed sediment samples for contaminants as part of a background monitoring effort on the Illinois (Marseilles, Peoria, and Starved Rock Pools), Des Plaines, and Mississippi (Pools 12, 14, 18, and 26) rivers. Background sampling locations were defined as sites unimpacted by point or non-point source discharges, with the exception of agricultural inputs. In this data set, a total of 27 sediment grab samples were analyzed for volatile matter content, total nitrogen, metals, organochlorines, fungicides, and polychlorinated biphenyls. In addition, fish tissues samples were generally collected and analyzed for contaminants as part of the background monitoring effort.
Number of Observations (samples) in Data Set: 27
Institution Providing Data: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Data Set No. 14:
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Data source variables
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Sample variables
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Classes of Contaminants (in both data set 14 and other data sets)
Inorganic contaminants:
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Metals, metalloids, nutrients and others
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Organic contaminants:
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Organochlorine insecticides
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Fungicides
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Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
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Content manager: Michelle Bartsch
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://www.umesc.usgs.gov/data_library/sediments_contaminants/datasets/14.html
Page Contact Information: Contacting the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Page Last Modified:
January 29, 2016
