Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Bard College Water Lab: Water Quality Monitoring Data: Saw Kill Tributary Water Quality Data

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  • Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

    • Address:
      705 Spear Street
      South Burlington, Vermont 05403
      United States of America

      Phone: (802) 391-4135
      Email: femc@uvm.edu
      Website: www.uvm.edu/femc

Abstract

    This project contains the data, publications, and documentation from the Bard College's Water Lab monitoring program on the Saw Kill Watershed and Roeliff Jansen Kill in upstate New York. The Bard Water Lab is a student-run, community-centered laboratory devoted to bringing water science to water communities. The Bard Water Lab studies water in all its phases—liquid, gaseous, and solid—as we expand watershed-level management thinking to include the concept of airsheds, which requires a better understanding of the interconnectedness of watersheds across the water landscape.

People

  • Lindsey Drew: Content Provider

  • Charlene Tarsa: Content Provider

Keywords

  • chemistry, new york, water,

Organizations

  • Bard College Water Lab: lead

Geographic Coverage

  • Coordinates

    Data Table

    • Title: Saw Kill Tributary Water Quality Data
    • Start Date: 2015-07-15
    • Description: Each month, student volunteers and members of the Saw Kill Watershed Community collect samples from 14 sites along the Saw Kill. The Bard Water Lab then analyzes the samples for sewage-indicating bacteria, turbidity, chlorophyll a, colored dissolved organic material (CDOM), phycocyanin, and optical brighteners (OB). The lab also records the temperature and conductivity data that volunteers collect while sampling.

    • Purpose: Monthly monitoring of water chemistry metrics on the Saw Kill tributary.

    • Condensed Title: Z1330_2731_4G6OZH

    • Object Name: VMC.1330.2731

    • Data Type: mySQL
    • Citation: Bard College Water Lab (2019) Saw Kill Tributary Water Chemistry Data . FEMC. Available online at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/bard_college_monitoring/dataset/saw-kill-tributary-water-chemistry-data

    • Online Distribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/data/archive/project/bard_college_monitoring/dataset/saw-kill-tributary-water-chemistry-data

    Attribute List

      Attribute Name: Ammonium_mgL
      • Label: Ammonium_mgL
      • Storage Type: decimal
      Attribute Name: Calcium_ICP
      • Label: Calcium_ICP
      • Storage Type: decimal
      Attribute Name: Chloride
      • Label: Chloride
      • Storage Type: decimal
      Attribute Name: Chlorophyll_a
      • Label: Chlorophyll_a
      • Storage Type: decimal
      Attribute Name: DateSampled
      • Label: DateSampled
      • Storage Type: date
      • Measurment Type: datetime
      • String Format: M/D/YYYY
      Attribute Name: Filtration
      • Label: Filtration
      • Storage Type: decimal
      Attribute Name: LabID
      • Label: LabID
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: Magnesium_ICP
      • Label: Magnesium_ICP
      • Storage Type: decimal
      Attribute Name: Nitrate_N
      • Label: Nitrate_N
      • Storage Type: decimal
      Attribute Name: Phosphate_P
      • Label: Phosphate_P
      • Storage Type: decimal
      Attribute Name: Sodium_ICP
      • Label: Sodium_ICP
      • Storage Type: decimal
      Attribute Name: Total_Nitrogen
      • Label: Total_Nitrogen
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: Total__Phosphorus
      • Label: Total__Phosphorus
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: CDOM
      • Label: Color Dissolved Organic Matter
      • Description: Refers to organic matter in water that absorbs strongly in the ultraviolet (UV) spectrum. This is important because concentrations of CDOM affect submerged aquatic vegetation, coral reefs and other benthic communities.
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Precision: 0.001
      • Unit: nanometer
      Attribute Name: Chlorophyll
      • Label: Chlorophyll a
      • Description: Chlorophyll a is the predominant type of chlorophyll found in green plants and algae. Chlorophyll a is a measure of the amount of algae growing in a water body.
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Precision: 0.001
      • Number Type: -1
      Attribute Name: Date
      • Label: Date
      • Description: The sample date
      • Storage Type: date
      • Measurment Type: datetime
      • String Format: M/D/YYYY
      Attribute Name: EcoliConc_CFU100ml
      • Label: EColi Concentrations
      • Description: The EPA recommends that Enterococci levels within surface waters used for recreational purposes, such as swimming, should not exceed 60 colony forming units (cfu) per 100mL of water.
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Precision: 0.001
      • Unit: colony forming units per 100ml of water
      • Custom List: Ecoli_Conc_Codes
        • Code: -999
          • Definition: Not Applicable
        • Code: 2419.7
          • Definition: >2419.6 detection limit
        • Code: 0.999
          • Definition: <1 detection limit
      Attribute Name: Enterococci_conc_CFU100ml
      • Label: Enterocci Concentrations
      • Description: Enterocci are important members of gut communities in mammals and birds. They are found in human and animal feces and are used as fecal indicator bacteria.
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Precision: 0.001
      • Unit: colony forming units per 100ml of water
      • Custom List: EntConc_Codes
        • Code: -999
          • Definition: Not Applicable
        • Code: 2419.7
          • Definition: >2419.6 detection limit
        • Code: 0.999
          • Definition: <1 detection limit
      Attribute Name: Location
      • Label: Location
      • Description: General sample location
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: OB
      • Label: OB
      • Storage Type: decimal
      Attribute Name: Site
      • Label: Site
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: Phyococyanin
      • Label: Phyococyanin
      • Description: Phyococyanin is a water-soluble pigment protein found in microalgae. This pigment is important in photosynthesis of cyanobacteria.
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Precision: 0.001
      Attribute Name: Temperature_C
      • Label: Temperature
      • Description: Water temperature
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: interval
      • Precision: 0.1
      • Unit: celsius
      Attribute Name: Tot_coliform_conc_CFU100ml
      • Label: Total Coliform Concentration
      • Description: Total coliforms include bacteria found in soil, surface waters, and human and animal waste. Fecal coliforms are a group of bacteria found in the digestive tracts of warm-blooded animals, including humans, and are excreted in feces.
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Precision: 0.1
      • Unit: colony forming units per 100ml of water
      • Custom List: Coli_Codes
        • Code: -999
          • Definition: Not Applicable
        • Code: 2419.7
          • Definition: >2419.6 detection limit
        • Code: 0.999
          • Definition: <1 detection limit
      Attribute Name: Turbidity_NTU
      • Label: Turbidity
      • Description: Turbidity is a measure of particles suspended in water.
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Precision: 0.01
      • Unit: nephelometric turbidity units
      Attribute Name: UncompensatedConductivity_C
      • Label: Uncompensated Conductivity
      • Description: Uncompensated conductivity measured at temperatures in Celsius.
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: interval
      • Precision: 0.0001
      • Unit: MicrosiemensPerCentimeter
      Attribute Name: Year
      • Label: Year
      • Description: Year measurement taken
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: interval
      • Precision: 1
      • Unit: year

    Methods

    • No methods recorded for this dataset

    Sampling Equipment

    • No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

    Site Characteristics

    • No site characteristics recorded for this dataset