Management Practices for Urban Areas in the Hampton Roads Vicinity: Data Files

Anderson, Gary F.

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Management Practices for Urban Areas in the Hampton Roads Vicinity: Data Files

Anderson, Gary F.

Abstract

During 1980 through 1981, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science conducted studies in the Hampton Roads Virginia vicinity to assess pollutant loading in runoff from various land use types. The 13 urban study areas also included established BMPs such as grassy swales and retention ponds to measure their effectiveness in reducing pollutant loads to the Chesapeake Bay. The focus was on nutrients, BOD and suspended solids. The studies were conducted with support of the U.S. EPA under section 208 of the Federal Clean Water Act. Methods and results are documented in the associated publication. Data files were processed using SPSS software (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) and are provided in Text (.csv) format. Example SPSS scripts used for processing data files are also provided. See the readme.txt file for the data dictionary and further data processing information.