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RECORD NUMBER: 1187 OF 1222Main Title | Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program, 1989. Volume 2. Northwestern Illinois Region. | |||||||||||
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Author | Burns, A. J. ; | |||||||||||
CORP Author | Illinois State Environmental Protection Agency, Springfield. Div. of Water Pollution Control. | |||||||||||
Publisher | Apr 90 | |||||||||||
Year Published | 1990 | |||||||||||
Report Number | IEPA/WPC/90-106B; | |||||||||||
Stock Number | PB90-220401 | |||||||||||
Additional Subjects | Monitoring ; Lakes ; Water pollution ; Citizen participation ; Depth ; Transparence ; Color ; Algae ; Suspended sediments ; Aquatic weeds ; Nitrogen ; Ammonium compounds ; Phosphorus ; Temperature ; Oxygen ; Dissolved gases ; Ranking ; Alkalinity ; Tables(Data) ; Water quality data ; Trophic level ; Northwestern Region(Illinois) | |||||||||||
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Collation | 42p | |||||||||||
Abstract | The report is Vol. 2 of a series of 7 reports summarizing Illinois EPA's 1989 Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program (VLMP). It provides a summary of 1989 VLMP lakes in Northwestern Illinois a program overview, volunteer participation, and a ranking of lakes on a regional basis. Twenty-five volunteers recorded total depth, Secchi disc transparency, and field observations for 21 lakes in Northwestern Illinois between May and October, 1989. Average transparencies ranged from 10-122 inches. Volunteer water quality samples were collected at 2 lakes once every month from May thru October and ambient lake data is presented for 2 lakes. |