Associated data for Water- and Sediment-Quality in the Albemarle Sound, North Carolina, 2012–14

This data release contains environmental and quality control results for chemical, biological, and physical sampling of water and bed sediment from Albemarle Sound and associated tributaries between 2012 and 2014 referenced in USGS OFR 2016-1171. Appendix 1 contains all quality control results to characterize the bias and variability of sampling, handling, and analysis of water, phytoplankton, and bed sediment samples. Appendix 2 contains all the chemical, biological, and physical results for samples collected in July and August of 2012. Appendix 3 contains all the chemical, biological, and physical results for samples collected from March 2013 to February 2014. Data are included for discrete samples as well as for water column profiles of selected constituents.

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notes This data release contains environmental and quality control results for chemical, biological, and physical sampling of water and bed sediment from Albemarle Sound and associated tributaries between 2012 and 2014 referenced in USGS OFR 2016-1171. Appendix 1 contains all quality control results to characterize the bias and variability of sampling, handling, and analysis of water, phytoplankton, and bed sediment samples. Appendix 2 contains all the chemical, biological, and physical results for samples collected in July and August of 2012. Appendix 3 contains all the chemical, biological, and physical results for samples collected from March 2013 to February 2014. Data are included for discrete samples as well as for water column profiles of selected constituents.
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title Associated data for Water- and Sediment-Quality in the Albemarle Sound, North Carolina, 2012–14