| Main Title |
Comparison of Benthos and Plankton for Selected Areas of Concern and Non-Areas of Concern in Western Lake Michigan Rivers and Harbors in 2012. |
| Author |
Eikenberry, B. C. S. ;
Bell, A. H. ;
Templar, H. A. ;
Burns, D. J.
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| CORP Author |
Geological Survey, Reston, VA.; Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources, Madison.; Environmental Protection Agency, Chicago, IL. Great Lakes National Program Office. |
| Year Published |
2016 |
| Report Number |
USGS-SIR-2016-5090 |
| Stock Number |
PB2016-104366 |
| Additional Subjects |
Benthos ;
Plankton ;
Rivers ;
Water quality ;
Harbors ;
Sediments ;
Contamination ;
Macroinvertebrates ;
Zooplankton ;
Phytoplankton ;
Seasonal aspects ;
Data collection ;
Areas of Concern (AOC) ;
Non-Areas of Concern ;
Western Lake Michigan rivers ;
Beneficial Use Impairments (BUIs)
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
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Checkout
Status |
| NTIS |
PB2016-104366 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
38p |
| Abstract |
Recent data are lacking to assess whether impairments still exist at four of Wisconsin’s largest Lake Michigan harbors that were designated as Areas of Concern (AOCs) in the late 1980s due to sediment contamination and multiple Beneficial Use Impairments (BUIs), such as those affecting benthos (macroinvertebrates) and plankton (zooplankton and phytoplankton) communities. During three seasonal sampling events (“seasons�) in May through August 2012, the U.S. Geological Survey collected sediment benthos and water plankton at the four AOCs as well as six less-degraded non-AOCs along the western Lake Michigan shoreline to assess whether AOC communities were degraded in comparison to non-AOC communities. The four AOCs are the Lower Menominee River, the Lower Green Bay and Fox River, the Sheboygan River, and the Milwaukee Estuary. |
