Environmental settings of streams sampled for mercury in New York and South Carolina, 2005-09
Open-File Report
2011-1318
National Water-Quality Assessment Program, Toxic Substances Hydrology Program
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Abstract
This report summarizes the environmental settings of streams in New York and South Carolina, where the U.S. Geological Survey completed detailed investigations during 2005-09 into factors contributing to mercury bioaccumulation in top-predator fish and other stream organisms. Descriptions of location, land use/land cover, climate, precipitation, atmospheric deposition, hydrology, water temperature, and other characteristics are provided. Atmospheric deposition is the dominant mercury source in the studied basins where biota, sediment, soil, and water were sampled for mercury and for physical and chemical characteristics believed to be important in mercury methylation and transport.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Environmental settings of streams sampled for mercury in New York and South Carolina, 2005-09 |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2011-1318 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20111318 |
| Year Published | 2011 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Toxic Substances Hydrology Program, South Atlantic Water Science Center |
| Description | Report: viii, 34 p.; 2 Appendixes |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York, South Carolina |
| Other Geospatial | Edisto River Basin, Mctier Creek Subbasin, Santee River Basin, Upper Hudson River Basin |
| Datum | North American Datum of 1983 |
| Projection | Albers Conical Equal Area Projection |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |