Science Inventory

Data Summaries for the Cooperative Science and Monitoring Initiative (CSMI) Survey of Lake Ontario in 2018

Citation:

Cotter, A., J. Pauer, T. Hollenhorst, S. Miller, AND A. Opseth. Data Summaries for the Cooperative Science and Monitoring Initiative (CSMI) Survey of Lake Ontario in 2018. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, 2022. https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.25130060

Impact/Purpose:

The Cooperative Science and Monitoring Initiative (CSMI) survey of Lake Ontario in 2018 was part of a binational effort mandated under the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Annex 10. The CSMI has a 5-year cycle for addressing the science priorities established by the Lake Partnerships for each of the 5 Great Lakes. Water samples were collected and analyzed by the EPA on Lake Ontario in 2018 as part of the CSMI. Making EPA data collected and processed for Lake Ontario publicly available will contribute to improved understanding of the drivers and behavior of toxic (HABs) and nuisance algae in the lake.

Description:

Data and analysis of water chemistry and lower food web for collaborative report. This dataset was an important part of the manuscript "A modeling study to determine the contribution of interbasin versus intrabasin phosphorus loads on the southwestern nearshore of Lake Ontario" (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2021.09.014)