US Geological Survey - National Park Service Partnership Program

Develop a Method to Rapidly Estimate Fecal-Indicator Bacteria Concentrations

Primary Investigators

USGS Investigators: Rebecca Bushon , Amie Brady

NPS Investigators: Garree Williamson

Project Details

Start Year: 2004

Category: Intensive/Synoptic

Funding

2004	2005	2006
$90,100	$98,200	$62,700

Project Location

NPS Park: Cuyahoga Valley NP

USGS Center: Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

States: OH

Project Publications

Rapid method for Escherichia coli in the Cuyahoga River
Predicting recreational water quality using turbidity in the Cuyahoga River, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio, 2004-7
Relations between environmental and water-quality variables and Escherichia coli in the Cuyahoga River with emphasis on turbidity as a predictor of recreational water quality, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio, 2008
Occurrence of Escherichia coli in the Cuyahoga River in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio
Development and implementation of a regression model for predicting recreational water quality in the Cuyahoga River, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio 2009-11