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Field Activity Details for field activity 2016-349-FA

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Other ID: none

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): Coastal Aquifer Project - CAPII (GR.18.MN00.GVK11.00)

Principal Investigator(s): Christopher Smith

Affiliate Investigator(s): USGS - CFWSC (Jeff King)

Information Specialist(s): Elsie McBride, Nicholas Zaremba

Data Type(s): Electro-Magnetic: Resistivity, Environmental Data: Depth, Environmental Data: Dissolved Oxygen, Environmental Data: ORP, Environmental Data: Radon, Environmental Data: Temperature, Geochemical: Surveys (geochemical), Sampling: Chemistry, Time Series: Geochemical Monitoring

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Evaluating the spatial variability of groundwater discharge in the surface waters of Indian River Lagoon, Fla.

Vehicle(s): Rental Vehicle, Ford F-350 Dually - Silver (GSA)

Start Port/Location: Melbourne, FL

End Port/Location: Melbourne, FL

Start Date: 2016-09-06

End Date: 2016-09-11

Equipment Used: Other, YSI Professional Plus multiparameter meter, Rad 7 Radon Detector, Radon Monitors, Peristaltic Pump, Other, Water Sampler, Other

Information to be Derived: radon-222, radon-220, salinity, temperature, conductivity, water depth, DO, and radium-226

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Mapped Radon in IRL and collected Rn samples in bottles and Radium samples on Mg fiber

Staff: Elsie McBride, Christopher Smith, Nicholas Zaremba

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: September 6- September 11

Location:

Indian River Lagoon, Florida

Boundaries
North: 28.94086177 South: 28.01976265 West: -81.14501953 East: -80.49560547

Platform(s):

photo of Mako (SP)
Mako (SP)

Publications

Everhart, C.S., McBride, E.C., Zaremba, N.J., Nelson, P.R., McCloskey, T.A., Smith, C.G., Flint, M.K., 2018, Radon-222 and water column data related to submarine groundwater discharge along the western margin of Indian River Lagoon, FloridaâSeptember 2016 to July 2017 (ver. 2.0, March 2018): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7QF8S05.

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Other --- --- ---
YSI Professional Plus multiparameter meter --- Conductivity
Depth
Dissolved Oxygen
Nitrate
ORP
pH
Temperature
Rad 7 Radon Detector --- Radon
Radon Monitors --- Radon
Peristaltic Pump --- Experiments (geochemical)
Surveys (geochemical)
Other --- --- ---
Water Sampler --- Chemistry
Other --- --- ---

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