Preliminary Analysis of Water Quality of the Barataria Unit of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park
Baron J and Newkirk B. 1992. Preliminary Analysis of Water Quality of the Barataria Unit of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park. Water Resources Division, Applied Research Branch, NPS, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory. Fort Collins, Colorado
Analyzed existing water quality data to determine water quality conditions between 1981 and 1991, to determine any trends in water quality during this period and to determine whether water sampling was sufficient for management needs. At the end of the report are graphs of data - salinity, water temperature, calcium to magnesium ratio, specific conductance, chloride concentration, fecal coliform, fecal streptococcus, ammonia, phosphate, dissolved oxygen.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Baron, Jill; Newkirk, Brian
- Date of Issue
- 1992-05
- Publisher
- Water Resources Division, Applied Research Branch, NPS, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory
- Units
- JELA , WRD
- Keywords
- Agricultural runoff, Ammonia (NH3), Analysis, Aquatic Sciences, Barataria Unit, Calcium (Ca), Chemical constituents, Chloride (Cl-), Conductivity, Dissolved Oxygen (DO), Fecal Coliform, Fecal Streptococci, Magnesium (Mg), Monitoring, Phosphate (PO4), Salinity, saltwater intrusion, sediment samples, Sewage, Surface Water, Water Quality, Water Temperature, wetlands loss, WRBIB