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Evaluating Ohio River Basin Waters: A Water Quality and Water Resources Internship with the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission

Defenbaugh, Angela Lynn
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1389295851

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2014, Master of Environmental Science, Miami University, Environmental Sciences.
The Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission (ORSANCO) was organized in 1948 to direct the coordination and action of water quality improvement within the Ohio River Basin (ORB). Numerous monitoring programs were developed to implement this intent, with focus on conducting biological assessments, assessing chemical and physical attributes of waterways, setting wastewater discharge standards, and promoting volunteer monitoring programs. During a 2013 field season internship, environmental specialists monitored ORB water sources through biological, water quality, and water resource programs. Results from these programs indicate the entire Ohio River "partially supports" fish consumption use, two-thirds of the Ohio River is "impaired" for contact recreation use support, rivers and streams should be evaluated on a national scale, and ORB water resources may be at risk from climate change effects. Observed trends will supply policy makers with information to make wise decisions that effectively manage, restore, and protect waters within the ORB.
Jonathan Levy, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Thomas Crist, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Donna McCollum, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
103 p.
Biology; Chemistry; Environmental Science; Water Resource Management
ORSANCO; Ohio River; Ohio River Basin; biological monitoring; fish tissue; macroinvertebrates; water quality; bacteria sampling; water resources; climate change; Clean Water Act; National Aquatic Resource Survey; National Rivers and Streams Assessment

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  • Defenbaugh, A. L. (2014). Evaluating Ohio River Basin Waters: A Water Quality and Water Resources Internship with the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1389295851

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Defenbaugh, Angela. Evaluating Ohio River Basin Waters: A Water Quality and Water Resources Internship with the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission. 2014. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1389295851.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Defenbaugh, Angela. "Evaluating Ohio River Basin Waters: A Water Quality and Water Resources Internship with the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1389295851

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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