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Main Title A user's guide for the Great Lakes nearshore index /
Author Schierow, Linda-Jo.
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Steinhart, Carol E.
Chesters, Gordon.
CORP Author University of Wisconsin--Madison. Water Resources Center.
Publisher Water Resources Center, University of Wisconsin,
Year Published 1981
OCLC Number 09728374
Subjects Water quality--Great Lakes (North America) ; Environmental indicators ; Ecology--Great Lakes (North America) ; Environmental monitoring--Great Lakes (North America)
Additional Subjects Water quality--Great Lakes ; Environmental indexes ; Ecology--Great Lakes ; Environmental monitoring--Great Lakes
Holdings
Library Call Number Additional Info Location Last
Modified		 Checkout
Status
EJBM  TD223.3.G73 no.53 Headquarters Library/Washington,DC 01/01/1988
ELAM  TD223.3.S35 1981 Region 5 Library/Chicago,IL 08/23/2010
ELBM  TD223.3.S35 1981 AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 01/31/2023
Collation v, 63 pages : charts, maps ; 28 cm.
Notes
"September 1981." Includes bibliographical references (pages 59-60).
Contents Notes
Introduction -- The Great Lakes nearshore index overview -- Parameters -- Specific conductance -- Suspended solids -- Fecal coliforms -- Total phosphorous -- Chloride -- Chlorophyll -- Aesthetic status -- Toxic organic substances -- Toxaphene -- Polychlorinated biphenyls -- Phenols -- Chloroform -- Toxic inorganic substances -- Arsenic -- Cadmium -- Lead -- Mercury -- Nickel -- Calculation of subindex and index value -- Data collection -- Sources -- Quality control -- Data transformation and index calculation -- Data transformation -- Specific conductance -- Suspended solids -- Fecal coliforms -- Total phosphorous -- Chloride -- Chlorophyll -- Aesthetic status -- Toxic substances -- Toxaphene -- Polychlorinated biphenyls -- Phenols -- Chloroform -- Arsenic -- Cadmium -- Lead -- Mercury -- Nickel -- Transformation procedure -- Index calculation -- Weights -- Aggregation -- Sample calculation -- Calculation forms -- Index interpretation -- Application -- Procedures -- Index sensitivity and reliability -- Relevance of the GLNI to water uses -- Visual display -- Summary and conclusions -- References -- Appendix A -- Calculation of the GLNI from incomplete data.