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Field Activity Details for field activity 10GWP01

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Other ID: Geomicrobiology studies in the Upper Floridan Aquifer (UFA)

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center

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Principal Investigator(s): John Lisle

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Information Specialist(s): John Lisle

Data Type(s): Geochemical: Surveys (geochemical)

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Quantify the die off kinetics of bacteria that have been injected into the Upper Floridan Aquifer as part of the CERP project.

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Start Port/Location: Lake Okeechobee

End Port/Location: Lake Okeechobee

Start Date: 2010-06-02

End Date: 2010-07-31

Equipment Used: Other

Information to be Derived: Die off rate equations, multivariate statistical analyses of geochemical data, microbial risk assessment model, characterization of the microbial communities that naturally live in the UFA, assess how storage conditions influence the microbiology and geochemistry of treated water that has been injected into the UFA.

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Lake Okeechobee, FL

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North: 27.31846748 South: 26.65962786 West: -81.1773 East: -80.41506575

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