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Data compilation for regional synthesis of chemical characteristics of groundwater used for domestic supply in north-east and north-central Pennsylvania

Groundwater quality data for 472 domestic well-water samples were retrieved from the USGS National Water Information System (NWIS) database and combined with descriptive information on the sampled well locations. The NWIS data for a sample, collected on the selected date, were averaged into a single record (one per well), and rounded according to USGS protocols. For evaluation and reporting, the water-quality data were further combined with physical attributes and classified by lithology, topographic position, physiographic province, region, redox, and pH (as standalone matrix, one row per well). A second data matrix file incorporating minimum reporting levels for censored and low-reported values (set to 0.99X highest common reporting level) was generated for statistical analysis. The two water-quality matrix files, in comma delimited format (.csv) plus a third file that has complete descriptive information for all the water-quality and physical parameters constitute the primary products of the data release.

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Author(s) Charles A Cravotta orcid, Lisa A Senior orcid, Matthew D Conlon orcid, Linda F Zarr orcid
Publication Date 2021-11-03
Beginning Date of Data 2011-07-06
Ending Date of Data 2017-09-17
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P98BVAVU
Citation Cravotta, C.A., Senior, L.A., Conlon, M.D., and Zarr, L.F., 2021, Data compilation for regional synthesis of chemical characteristics of groundwater used for domestic supply in north-east and north-central Pennsylvania: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P98BVAVU.
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