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Water-quality sampling by the U.S. Geological Survey-Standard protocols and procedures

January 1, 2010

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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) develops the sampling procedures and collects the data necessary for the accurate assessment and wise management of our Nation's surface-water and groundwater resources. Federal and State agencies, water-resource regulators and managers, and many organizations and interested parties in the public and private sectors depend on the reliability, timeliness, and integrity of the data we collect and the scientific soundness and impartiality of our data assessments and analysis. The standard data-collection methods uniformly used by USGS water-quality personnel are peer reviewed, kept up-to-date, and published in the National Field Manual for the Collection of Water-Quality Data (http://pubs.water.usgs.gov/twri9A/).

Publication Year 2010
Title Water-quality sampling by the U.S. Geological Survey-Standard protocols and procedures
DOI 10.3133/fs20103121
Authors Franceska D. Wilde
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Fact Sheet
Series Number 2010-3121
Index ID fs20103121
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Office of Water Quality
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