Publications
Access hundreds of Bay Program publications, from scientific reports to factsheets to memorandums.
A Report to the Monitoring Realignment Action Team- Effectiveness and Optimization Issue Team
Published on August 25, 2009 in ReportRecommendations to improve coordinated nontidal monitoring, assessment, and communication activities in support of Chesapeake Bay restoration: A report addressing STAC recommendation for monitoring reallocation, 2009.
View detailsMonitoring Re-Alignment Action Team Final Report to the CBP Management Board
Published on August 25, 2009 in ReportThis was the final report to the management board on behalf of the Monitoring Realignment Action Team describing the background, processes, and conclusions of the monitoring re-alignment process
View detailsResults of Comparative Studies of Preservation Techniques for Nutrient Analysis on Water Samples.
Published on September 24, 1986 in ReportThe purpose of this study was to assess freezing as a sample preservation alternative.
View detailsA Comparison of Two Methods of Measuring Dissolved Organic Carbon
Published on March 1, 1992 in ReportThe purpose of this study is to examine the data from the period when samples were analyzed using both DOC methods, so that differences related to changes in methods are made apparent to data users.
View detailsEstuarine Nutrient Analyses: A Comparison of Sample Handling Techniques and the Analyses of Carbon,
Published on November 1, 2010 in ReportThe purpose of this study was to produce an interlaboratory comparison involving filtering techniques as well as the results of nutrient analyses among laboratories participating in the Chesapeake Bay Monitoring Program, and was conducted in March 1990.
View detailsA Comparison of Preservation Techniques for Dissolved Nutrient Analyses.
Published on March 1, 1995 in ReportThe purpose of this study is to compare alternative processing and preservation techniques. For the present discussion processing includes filtering, chilling, freezing, and the addition of acid or other chemicals to reduce or stop bacterial transformation of the constituent to be measured in the sample. Since the immediate processing and analysis of samples is rarely possible, scientists, water quality managers, and analysts must determine an appropriate alternative to immediate analysis.
View detailsImmediate Filtration Processing of Water Samples to Separate Particulate and Dissolved Nutrient Para
Published on April 1, 1997 in ReportThe purpose of this study is to determine a whole water sample can be kept under certain conditions before significant changes in nutrient concentration occur.
View detailsComparison Study of Five Instruments Measuring Dissolved Organic Carbon for the Chesapeake Bay Monit
Published on December 8, 1994 in ReportThe purpose of this study was two-fold: Comparison of the DOC results from different instruments used in the program in order to provide a baseline for comparison of DOC data and historical data if these instruments are replaced; Examination of salinity interference, if any, in of the results.
View detailsDissolved Organic Carbon: Data Variability and Procedural Recommendations Report for AMQAW (Revision
Published on July 1, 1996 in ReportBeginning with the first Bay cruise in January 1996, DOC data was no longer to be reported; however, AMQAW requested that the DOC data generated since the beginning of the program be scrutinized and that 1.) a factor be found, if possible, to improve the comparability of the data, 2.) the affect of salinity on DOC measurements, in general, be assessed, 3.) a DOC procedure be recommended for future DOC work so that future DOC data will be in closer agreement .
View detailsCommunity Watershed Assessment Handbook
Published on November 1, 2003 in ReportThe Community Watershed Assessment Handbook is a simple and straightforward watershed assessment tool that is intended to direct community groups and local governments in conducting a comprehensive environmental assessment. The purpose of the handbook is to outline a basic process for assessing your community?s current and anticipated future watershed conditions. In addition, the manual offers guidance for using the resulting assessment information as a foundation for future watershed management planning.
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