**National Monitoring Network**

**Nitrate Methods/Data**

Please return to:

Jerry Diamond, Tetra Tech, Inc.

410-356-9005 (fax)

jerry.diamond@tetratech.com

Organization: **­­­­ U.S. Geological Survey**

> **New York Water Science Center**
>
> **425 Jordan Road**
>
> **Troy, NY 12180**

Contact Name**: Stephen Wolcott <swolcott@usgs.gov> 518-285-5676**

**Michael McHale <mmchale@usgs.gov> 518-285-5675**

**Tricia Lincoln <tarenga@usgs.gov> 518-285-5612**

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| ## Met |   |                           |   |                           |
| a Data |   |                           |   |                           |
+--------+---+---------------------------+---+---------------------------+
| #      |   | Sample Location info: **x |   | ##                        |
| # Meta |   | Yes** No                  |   |                           |
|  data  |   |                           |   | **???????????????**       |
| availa |   | Sample collection date**: |   |                           |
| ble to |   | x Yes** No                |   |                           |
|  the p |   |                           |   |                           |
| ublic? |   | Reason for sampling: Yes  |   |                           |
|        |   | **x No**                  |   |                           |
|        |   |                           |   |                           |
|        |   | How samples collected:    |   |                           |
|        |   | **x Yes** No              |   |                           |
|        |   |                           |   |                           |
|        |   | How samples analyzed: **x |   |                           |
|        |   | Yes** No                  |   |                           |
|        |   |                           |   |                           |
|        |   | FGDC^1^ metadata: Yes No  |   |                           |
|        |   |                           |   |                           |
|        |   | QA/QC info: **x Yes** No  |   |                           |
+--------+---+---------------------------+---+---------------------------+
| ## How |   | **x Internet**            |   | ##                        |
|  are m |   |                           |   |                           |
| etadat |   | -   CD                    |   |                           |
| a avai |   |                           |   |                           |
| lable? |   | **x Upon request**        |   |                           |
|        |   |                           |   |                           |
|        |   | **x other**               |   |                           |
+--------+---+---------------------------+---+---------------------------+
| ## Da  |   |                           |   |                           |
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+--------+---+---------------------------+---+---------------------------+
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| #      |   | **x Yes**                 | # |                           |
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+--------+---+---------------------------+---+---------------------------+
| ##     |   | **x temperature**         | # |                           |
|  Are a |   |                           | # |                           |
| ncilla |   | -   salinity/**x          |   |                           |
| ry dat |   |     conductivity**        |   |                           |
| a avai |   |                           |   |                           |
| lable  |   | -   dissolved oxygen      |   |                           |
| for sa |   |                           |   |                           |
| mples? |   | **x hydrology/flow**      |   |                           |
|        |   |                           |   |                           |
|        |   | **x others**              |   |                           |
+--------+---+---------------------------+---+---------------------------+

1 = Federal Geographic Data Committee            
<http://www.fgdc.gov/metadata/metadata.html>

**National Monitoring Network**

**Nitrate Methods/Data**

Please return to:

Jerry Diamond, Tetra Tech, Inc.

410-356-9005 (fax)

jerry.diamond@tetratech.com

Organization: ­­­­ PA DEP -- Bureau of Laboratoires

Contact Name: Ted Lyter

Contact Phone \# and email: 717-346-8294 plyter@state.pa.us

+------------------+---+----------------------------+---+---------------+
| ## S             |   |                            |   |               |
| ample Collection |   |                            |   |               |
+------------------+---+----------------------------+---+---------------+
|                  |   |                            | # |               |
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+------------------+---+----------------------------+---+---------------+
| Container type   | * |                            |   |               |
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+------------------+---+----------------------------+---+---------------+
| Preservation     | - |                            | 4 |               |
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+------------------+---+----------------------------+---+---------------+
| **Sample         |   |                            |   |               |
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+------------------+---+----------------------------+---+---------------+
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+------------------+---+----------------------------+---+---------------+
| Laboratory       | * |                            | S |               |
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+------------------+---+----------------------------+---+---------------+
| Analysis method  | E |                            | A |               |
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+------------------+---+----------------------------+---+---------------+
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+------------------+---+----------------------------+---+---------------+
| ## QA/QC         |   |                            |   |               |
+------------------+---+----------------------------+---+---------------+
| #                |   | Yes **Not on routine       | # |               |
| # Replicate samp |   | basis**                    | # |               |
| les collected?\` |   |                            |   |               |
|                  |   | ##  No                     | F |               |
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+------------------+---+----------------------------+---+---------------+
| ##               |   | ##  No                     | # |               |
| Matrix spike/ ma |   |                            | # |               |
| trix spike dupli |   |                            |   |               |
| cates performed? |   |                            | F |               |
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+------------------+---+----------------------------+---+---------------+
| ## Che           |   | ## Yes                     | # |               |
| ck or reference  |   |                            | # |               |
| sample analyzed? |   | ##  No ??????????          |   |               |
|                  |   |                            | F |               |
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|                  |   |                            | y |               |
+------------------+---+----------------------------+---+---------------+
| ## Split         |   | Yes                        | # |               |
|  sample analysis |   |                            | # |               |
|  with other lab? |   | ##  No ??????????          |   |               |
|                  |   |                            | F |               |
|                  |   |                            | r |               |
|                  |   |                            | e |               |
|                  |   |                            | q |               |
|                  |   |                            | u |               |
|                  |   |                            | e |               |
|                  |   |                            | n |               |
|                  |   |                            | c |               |
|                  |   |                            | y |               |
+------------------+---+----------------------------+---+---------------+
| ## Meta Data     |   |                            |   |               |
+------------------+---+----------------------------+---+---------------+
| ## Me            |   | Sample Location info:      |   | ##            |
| ta data availabl |   | **Yes**                    |   |               |
| e to the public? |   |                            |   |               |
|                  |   | Sample collection date:    |   |               |
|                  |   | **Yes**                    |   |               |
|                  |   |                            |   |               |
|                  |   | Reason for sampling:       |   |               |
|                  |   | **Yes**                    |   |               |
|                  |   |                            |   |               |
|                  |   | How samples collected:     |   |               |
|                  |   | **Yes**                    |   |               |
|                  |   |                            |   |               |
|                  |   | How samples analyzed:      |   |               |
|                  |   | **Yes**                    |   |               |
|                  |   |                            |   |               |
|                  |   | FGDC^1^ metadata: Yes      |   |               |
|                  |   | No**????**                 |   |               |
|                  |   |                            |   |               |
|                  |   | QA/QC info: Yes            |   |               |
|                  |   | No**?????**                |   |               |
+------------------+---+----------------------------+---+---------------+
| ## How are met   |   | Internet                   |   | ##            |
| adata available? |   |                            |   |               |
|                  |   | -   CD                     |   |               |
|                  |   |                            |   |               |
|                  |   | -   Upon request           |   |               |
|                  |   |                            |   |               |
|                  |   | -   other                  |   |               |
+------------------+---+----------------------------+---+---------------+
| #                |   |                            |   |               |
| # Data Reporting |   |                            |   |               |
+------------------+---+----------------------------+---+---------------+
| ## Fi            |   | hardcopy tables            | # |               |
| nal form of data |   |                            | # |               |
|                  |   | -   **electronic**         |   |               |
|                  |   |                            |   |               |
|                  |   | -   other                  |   |               |
+------------------+---+----------------------------+---+---------------+
| ## Are data pub  |   | Yes                        | # |               |
| licly available? |   |                            | # |               |
|                  |   | No                         |   |               |
|                  |   |                            | O |               |
|                  |   |                            | n |               |
|                  |   |                            |   |               |
|                  |   |                            | t |               |
|                  |   |                            | h |               |
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|                  |   |                            |   |               |
|                  |   |                            | I |               |
|                  |   |                            | n |               |
|                  |   |                            | t |               |
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|                  |   |                            | n |               |
|                  |   |                            | e |               |
|                  |   |                            | t |               |
|                  |   |                            | ? |               |
|                  |   |                            |   |               |
|                  |   |                            |   |               |
|                  |   |                            | # |               |
|                  |   |                            | # |               |
|                  |   |                            |   |               |
|                  |   |                            | Y |               |
|                  |   |                            | e |               |
|                  |   |                            | s |               |
|                  |   |                            | \ |               |
|                  |   |                            | _ |               |
|                  |   |                            | \ |               |
|                  |   |                            | _ |               |
|                  |   |                            | \ |               |
|                  |   |                            | _ |               |
|                  |   |                            |   |               |
|                  |   |                            | N |               |
|                  |   |                            | o |               |
|                  |   |                            | \ |               |
|                  |   |                            | _ |               |
|                  |   |                            | \ |               |
|                  |   |                            | _ |               |
|                  |   |                            | \ |               |
|                  |   |                            | _ |               |
+------------------+---+----------------------------+---+---------------+
| ## Are ancil     |   | **temperature**            | # |               |
| lary data availa |   |                            | # |               |
| ble for samples? |   | -                          |   |               |
|                  |   |  salinity/**conductivity** |   |               |
|                  |   |                            |   |               |
|                  |   | -   **dissolved oxygen**   |   |               |
|                  |   |                            |   |               |
|                  |   | -   hydrology/flow         |   |               |
|                  |   |                            |   |               |
|                  |   | -   **others**             |   |               |
+------------------+---+----------------------------+---+---------------+

1 = Federal Geographic Data Committee            
<http://www.fgdc.gov/metadata/metadata.html>

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