Main Title |
Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program, 1991. Volume 3. Northeastern Illinois Region. |
Author |
Hudson, H. L. ;
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CORP Author |
Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission, Chicago.;Illinois State Environmental Protection Agency, Springfield. Div. of Water Pollution Control. |
Publisher |
Jun 92 |
Year Published |
1992 |
Report Number |
IEPA/WPC-92-110C; |
Stock Number |
PB93-113538 |
Additional Subjects |
Water quality data ;
Water pollution sampling ;
Lakes ;
Sampling ;
Ranking ;
Environmental Protection Agency ;
State programs ;
Regional analysis ;
Transparence ;
Field tests ;
Depth ;
Graphs(Charts) ;
Tables(Data) ;
Sites ;
Northeast Region(Illinois) ;
Volunteers ;
Secchi Disk
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB93-113538 |
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 |
145p |
Abstract |
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency initiated the Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program (VLMP) in 1981 as a result of growing public interest in lakes and the need to expand the state's data base on lake water quality. The purpose of the VLMP is to involve volunteers with lake monitoring, thereby providing effective public education in lake ecology and management as well as a useful data base for site-specific and statewide lake quality assessment. VLMP participants are trained to measure water transparency with a Secchi disc: an eight-inch round metal plate painted black and white in alternating quadrants, attached to a calibrated rope. The disc is lowered into the water and the depth at which it disappears is recorded. The measurement, called the Secchi disc depth, is used to document changes in the transparency of the lake water. Typically, three sites are monitored in each lake twice per month from May through October. |
Supplementary Notes |
See also report for 1990, PB91-210765. Sponsored by Illinois State Environmental Protection Agency, Springfield. Div. of Water Pollution Control. |
NTIS Title Notes |
Annual rept. |
Category Codes |
48G; 48B; 68D; 91A; 43F |
NTIS Prices |
PC A07/MF A02 |
Document Type |
NT |
Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
Control Number |
234229377 |
Origin |
NTIS |
Type |
CAT |