Evaluation of intra-annual variation in U.S. Geological Survey national water quality assessment ground water quality data

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 37, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2008, Pages

  Rosen, Michael R ^a   Voss, Frank D ^a   Arufe, Jorge A ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GROUNDWATER; LAND USE; REUSABILITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WELLS;

AGE DATING; DECADAL CHANGES; GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS; GROUND WATER QUALITY; LAND USE CHANGES; QUALITY PARAMETERS; SCIENTIFIC OBJECTIVES; U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; UNIVARIATE; WATER PUMPING; WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENTS; WATER QUALITY TRENDS;

OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

DEETHYLATRAZINE; GROUND WATER; PROMETON; SIMAZINE; TEBUTHIURON; TRIAZINE;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AQUIFER; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION RESEARCH; GEOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HYDROLOGY; LAND USE; NATIONAL WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM; NONHUMAN; RANDOM SAMPLE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

FRESH WATER; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 51849116896     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2007.0052     Document Type: Conference Paper

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