Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Chemical analysis of sediment cores collected from the Upper Mississippi (Pools 4, 5A, 8, and 9) and Minnesota Rivers by the St. Paul District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers:
Sampling Purpose: The St. Paul District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) collected sediment samples in 1999 and 2000 for continued monitoring efforts. A total of 25 sediment core and grab samples were collected from the Upper Mississippi (pools 4, 5A, 8, and 9) and Minnesota Rivers. Samples were analyzed for volatile matter, organic carbon, particle size, total nitrogen, water content, metals, organochlorines, fungicides, and polychlorinated biphenyls. Coordinate information was provided by the ACOE for some of the sampling locations, and was determined for others using detailed maps and ArcView software. Note: water content was calculated for the database using total solid values included in the laboratory reports. Total solids are not included in the database and were therefore used only to calculate moisture content.
Number of Observations (samples) in Data Set: 25
Institution Providing Data: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Data Set No. 37:
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Data source variables
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Sample variables
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Classes of Contaminants (in both data set 37 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/37.html
Page Contact Information: Contacting the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Page Last Modified:
January 29, 2016
