Main Title |
The Massachusetts Ecological Regions Project / |
Author |
Griffith, G. E. ;
Omernik, J. M. ;
Pierson, S. M. ;
Kiilsgaard, C. W. ;
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Other Authors |
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CORP Author |
Corvallis Environmental Research Lab., OR. ;ManTech Environmental Technology, Inc., Corvallis, OR.;Massachusetts Dept. of Environmental Protection, Westborough. Div. of Water Pollution Control. |
Publisher |
Dept. of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Resource Protection, Division of Water Pollution Control, Office of Watershed Management, |
Year Published |
1994 |
Report Number |
EPA/600/A-94/111; |
Stock Number |
PB94-182318 |
Subjects |
Ecology--Research--Massachusetts ;
Environmental protection ;
Ecological regions--Massachusetts
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Additional Subjects |
Massachusetts ;
Aquatic ecology ;
Regional analysis ;
Surface waters ;
Water chemistry ;
Acid neutralizing capacity ;
Phosphorus ;
Water quality ;
Water pollution ;
Ecosystems ;
Land use ;
Spatial distribution ;
Environmental impacts ;
Maps ;
Reprints ;
Ecoregions
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB94-182318 |
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 |
vi, 58, 9 pages : maps (some color) ; 28 cm |
Abstract |
Ecoregion frameworks are available tools for inventorying and assessing environmental resources, for setting resource management goals, and for developing biological criteria and water quality standards. In a collaborative project with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Pollution Control (DWPC), we have refined the boundaries of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's two major ecological regions in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, defined 13 subregions, and mapped boundary transition widths. Lists of candidate stream reference sites have been developed for each subregion, and the sites are being examined and evaluated by DWPC staff to determine their suitability for sampling. Phosphorus and alkalinity data for lakes and streams have been collected, evaluated, mapped and analyzed to determine spatial distributions and regional patterns. The resulting regional frameworks and maps of surface water chemistry lead to a better understanding of the spatial variations in water resource conditions in Massachusetts. |
Notes |
"Prepared by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Research Laboratory, Corvallis, Oregon"--Cover. "June 30, 1994." Includes bibliographical references (pages 38-45). "Publication no. 17587-74-70-6/94-D.E.P." |