Details and Metadata

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Methods

The methods followed in the creation of the dataset, including description of field, laboratory and processing steps, and quality control procedures

Current Methods

  • Tritium sample collection
    Started: 1996-06-01
    Ended: 3019-06-03

    Samples for tritium were collected from all 9 wells in June 1996

Past Methods (No longer in use)

  • Tritium analysis
    Started: 1996-06-01
    Ended: 1996-12-30

    Tritium samples were electrolytically enriched and analyzed at the University of Waterloo in Ontario Canada

    Quality Control Measures: Internal standardized lab analysis protocols.

Dataset Fields

Detailed documentation of the fields comprising the dataset, including the type of measurement, units where applicable, and any controlled vocabularies or code lists present in the data


Field Name Caption Description Additional Information
DateDate

Sampling date

Measurement type: DateTime
Date/Time Format: M-DD-YYYY hh:mm:ss
RoundUnique round ID

Sampling round number

Measurement type: Nominal
TritiumTritium

Tritium concentration in Tritium Units

Measurement type: Ratio
Laboratory PrecisionLaboratory Precision

Repeatability of laboratory measurements

Measurement type: Ratio

Sampling Equipment

Equipment and software used to collect data, including how that equipment was used.

No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

Site Characteristics

The spatial extent of the dataset site coverage, and descriptions of the spatial extent and context for the data collection

  • Site Description

    Uppermost basin of the Browns River including the slopes of Mt Mansfield. Stations at summit, Stevensville Brook and Browns River headwaters. Five sampling points on State Forest and UVM Natural Area, 3 additional sites in the VMC area on private lands. Additional sites throughout the basin.