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Main Title An Environmental quality index for the nearshore waters of the Great Lakes /
Author Steinhart, Carol E.
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Schierow, Linda-Jo.
Chesters, Gordon.
CORP Author University of Wisconsin--Madison. Water Resources Center.
Publisher Water Resources Center, University of Wisconsin--Madison,
Year Published 1981
OCLC Number 08391426
Subjects Environmental indicators ; Water quality--Great Lakes (North America)--Measurement ; Ecology--Great Lakes (North America) ; Environmental monitoring--Great Lakes (North America) ; Water quality--Measurement
Additional Subjects Environmental indexes ; Water quality--Measurement--Great Lakes ; Ecology--Great Lakes ; Environmental monitoring--Great Lakes
Holdings
Library Call Number Additional Info Location Last
Modified		 Checkout
Status
EJBM  TD223.3.G73 no.42 Headquarters Library/Washington,DC 01/01/1988
ELAM  TD223.3.S7 1981 no.42 Region 5 Library/Chicago,IL 06/04/2012
ELBM  TD223.3.S74 1981 AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 01/31/2023
Collation ix, 83 pages : charts, maps ; 28 cm.
Notes
March 1981. Includes bibliographical references (pages 66-69).
Contents Notes
Development of the index -- Literature search -- Advisory panel -- Data sources -- Parameters -- Selection -- Toxaphene -- Polychlorinated byphenyls (PCBs) -- Phenols -- Chloroform -- Arsenic -- Cadmium -- Lead -- Mercury -- Nickel -- Rating curves -- Specific conductance -- Suspended solids -- Fecal coliforms -- Total phosphorus -- Chloride -- Chlorophyll -- Obvious pollution -- Toxic substances -- Toxaphene -- PCBs -- Phenols -- Chloroform -- Arsenic -- Cadmium -- Lead -- Mercury -- Nickel -- Weights -- Calculation and format of the index -- Station selection -- Validation and preliminary testing of the index -- Application of the index -- Examples of the index values -- Display of index values -- Interpretation of index values -- Interpretation of index values -- Discussion and recommendations for use of the index -- Summary and conclusions -- References -- Appendix A -- Summary of input on technical aspects of the index -- Summary of input on non-technical aspects of the index -- Sample questionnaire sent to technical consultants -- Sample letter inviting participation of non-technical consultants -- Sample questionnaire sent to non-technical consultants -- Appendix B -- Selection procedure for toxic organic substances subindex.