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Reconnaissance of water-quality
characteristics of streams in the city of Charlotte and Mecklenburg
County, North Carolina: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources
Investigations Report
Water-Resources
Investigations Report 84-4308
By W.H. Eddins and J.K. Crawford
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Abstract
In 1979-81, water samples were collected from 119 sites on
streams throughout the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County,
North Carolina, and were analyzed for specific conductance,
dissolved chloride, hardness, pH, total alkalinity, total
phosphorus, trace elements, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper,
iron, lead, manganese, mercury, silver, and zinc and biological
measures including dissolved oxygen, biochemical oxygen demand,
fecal coliform bacteria, and fecal streptococcus bacteria.
Sampling was conducted during both low flow (base flow) and high
flow. Several water-quality measures including pH, total arsenic,
total cadmium, total chromium, total copper, total iron, total
lead, total manganese, total mercury, total silver, total zinc,
dissolved oxygen, and fecal coliform bacteria at times exceeded
North Carolina water-quality standards in various streams.
Runoff from non-point sources appears to contribute more to the
deterioration of streams in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
than point-source effluents. Urban and industrial areas
contribute various trace elements. Residential and rural areas
and municipal waste-water treatment plants contribute high
amounts of phosphorus.
Citation:
Eddins, W.H., and Crawford, J.K., 1984, Reconnaissance of water-quality characteristics of streams in the city of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, North Carolina: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4308, 105 p.
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