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Estrogen equivalents of surface water in Pennsylvania, 2012-2017
The data were gathered as part of a long-term, seasonal assessment of estrogenicity in selected locations within Pennsylvania from 2012-2017. Data were collected over this time frame to determine seasonal and annual changes in surface water estrogenicity.Estrogen is reported as estrogen equivalents (EEQ) as determined by a bioluminescent yeast estrogen screen. A total of 193 grab water samples were collected during this time of which 41% had EEQ above the limit of detection. The maximum estrogen equivalents (EEQ) measured was 5.44 ng EEQ/ L, while the median concentration was 0.44 ng/L. POCIS samplers were deployed at a number of sites to determine time-weighted estrogenicity between 2014 and 2017. A total of 150 POCIS samples were deployed over this time of which 77% had EEQ above the limit of detection.. The maximum estrogen equivalents (EEQ) measured was 12 ng EEQ/ POCIS.
| Author(s) |
Luke Iwanowicz  ,
Clayton D Raines ,
Jennifer Dougherty,
Lakyn R. Sanders ,
Michael Lookenbill,
Amy K Williams
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| Publication Date | 2022-03-07 |
| Beginning Date of Data | 2017 |
| Ending Date of Data | 2017 |
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| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5066/P9PQA90O |
| Citation | Iwanowicz, L., Raines, C.D., Dougherty, J., Sanders, L.R., Lookenbill, M., and Williams, A.K., 2022, Estrogen equivalents of surface water in Pennsylvania, 2012-2017: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9PQA90O. |
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| Metadata Date | 2022-03-07 |
| Related Publication | There was no related primary publication associated with this data release. |
| Citations of these data | No citations of these data are known at this time. |
| Access | public |
| License | http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/ |
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