| Main Title |
National water quality inventory : 1976 report to the Congress. |
| CORP Author |
United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Water Planning and Standards. |
| Publisher |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water Planning and Standards, |
| Year Published |
1977 |
| Report Number |
EPA-440/9-76-024 |
| Stock Number |
PB-279 462 |
| OCLC Number |
03715455 |
| Subjects |
Water quality--United States
|
| Additional Subjects |
Water quality--United States ;
Water pollution ;
Inventories ;
Rivers ;
Streams ;
Sources ;
Bacteria ;
Dissolved gases ;
Oxygen ;
Concentration(Composition) ;
States(United States) ;
Great Lakes ;
Nutrients ;
Metals ;
Pesticides ;
Sewage treatment ;
Industries ;
Municipalities ;
Trends ;
National government ;
Eutrophication
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EJAD |
EPA 440/9-76-024 |
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Region 3 Library/Philadelphia, PA |
09/30/1994 |
| EJBD |
EPA 440/9-76-024 |
|
Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
05/21/2013 |
| EKBD |
EPA-440/9-76-024 |
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Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC |
12/28/2001 |
| ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 440/9-76-024 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
| ELBD |
EPA 440-9-76-024 |
|
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
12/23/2020 |
| ERAD |
EPA 440/9-76-024 |
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Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
01/23/2013 |
| NTIS |
PB-279 462 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
|
07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
[280] pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. |
| Abstract |
The 1976 National Water Quality Inventory is an Environmental Protection Agency report to Congress which summarizes State water quality reports to Congress. Major topics included in this report are: Contamination from toxic substances, assessments of the percentage of water currently meeting the goals of the Act and the percentage expected to meet those goals by 1983, and an analysis of the effectiveness of current pollution control programs. Continued water quality problems are reported with excessive bacterial levels limiting recreational uses of water in many areas, high nutrient levels causing eutrophication problems, and low dissolved oxygen levels occurring in many smaller streams which receive large volumes of waste. However, improvements are noted in both bacterial and dissolved oxygen levels in many areas as municipal and industrial treatment plants are installed. The State reports emphasized problem with toxic pollutants, particularly heavy metals, pesticides and industrial chemicals. Special chapters in this report describe pollution problems in the Great Lakes and provide a summary of problems from oil spills. |
| Notes |
Cover title. Prepared pursuant to Section 305(b)--of PL 92-500. Includes appendices. |
