Understanding beach health throughout the Great Lakes -- continuing research
Fact Sheet
2012-3113
By: Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
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Abstract
The overall mission of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Beach Health Initiative is to provide science-based information and methods that will allow beach managers to more accurately make beach closure and advisory decisions, understand the sources and physical processes affecting beach contaminants, and understand how science-based information can be used to mitigate and restore beaches and protect the public.
The USGS, in collaboration with many Federal, State, and local agencies and universities, has conducted research on beach-health issues in the Great Lakes Region for more than a decade. The work consists of four science elements that align with the initiative's mission: real-time assessments of water quality; coastal processes; pathogens and source tracking; and data analysis, interpretation, and communication. The ongoing or completed research for each of these elements is described in this fact sheet.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Understanding beach health throughout the Great Lakes -- continuing research |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2012-3113 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20123113 |
| Edition | - |
| Year Published | 2012 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Ohio Water Science Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin;New York;Michigan;Ohio;Indiana |
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