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Concentrations of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and Major and Trace Elements in Simulated Rainfall Runoff From Parking Lots, Austin, Texas, 2003

Entry ID: USGS_OFR_2004_1208

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Summary

Abstract: Samples of creek bed sediment collected near seal-coated parking lots in
Austin, Texas, by the City of Austin during 2001-02 had unusually elevated
concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). To investigate the
possibility that PAHs from seal-coated parking lots might be transported to
urban creeks, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the City of
Austin, sampled runoff ...

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Description: Report on the Concentrations of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and
Major and Trace Elements in Simulated Rainfall Runoff From Parking Lots,
Austin, Texas, 2003.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 31.0

S: 30.0

E: -97.0

W: -98.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Barbara J. Mahler, Peter C. Van Metre, and Jennifer T. Wilson

Dataset Title: Concentrations of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and Major and Trace Elements in Simulated Rainfall Runoff From Parking Lots, Austin, Texas, 2003

Dataset Series Name: Open File Report 2004-1208

Dataset Release Date: 2004

Dataset Release Place: Austin, Texas

Dataset Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Data Presentation Form: online files

Online Resource: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1208/

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2001-02-01

Stop Date: 2001-02-28

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > TEXAS > Austin

Science Keywords

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > RUNOFF

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY > CONTAMINANTS

ISO Topic Category

ENVIRONMENT

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

INLAND WATERS

Platform

FIELD INVESTIGATION

Ancillary Keywords

OFR

Open File Report

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

USGS

Data Center

Open File Services Section, Publications Warehouse, Eastern Region, Publications, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior

Data Center URL: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/

Data Center Personnel
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