Water-Quality Assessment of the Delmarva Peninsula, Delaware, Maryland, andVirginia: Analysis of Available Ground-Water-Quality Data through 1987

摘要

The purpose of the report are describe the sources and spatial distribution ofexisting water-quality data for the Delmarva Peninsula and to provide a preliminary assessment of water-quality conditions. The report illustrates the availability, accessibility, and diversity of data sources; identifies geographic regions for which data are lacking; and describes regional ground-water-quality variations and problems. The scope of the work includes an evaluation of available and accessible ground-water-quality data collected from 1944 through 1987. Most of the data discussed in the report are accessible from computer files. Data from paper files that are organized in a central filing system and that include a manageable number of sample analyses also are discussed.