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Poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances in contaminated groundwater, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 2014-2015

Dates

Start Date
2014-06-04
End Date
2015-11-17
Publication Date
Revision
2017-03-24

Citation

Barber, L.B., Weber, A.K., LeBlanc, D.R., Hull, R.B., Sunderland, E.M., and Vecitis, C.D., 2017, Poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances in contaminated groundwater, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 2014-2015 (ver. 1.1, March, 2017): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7Z899KT.

Summary

The U.S. Geological Survey Toxic Substances Hydrology Program Cape Cod Research site has been the subject of intensive hydrological and geochemical investigations. The site has multiple sources of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), including perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA), for which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued health advisories because of potential adverse human health effects. During 2014 and 2015, groundwater contamination by PFASs from a fire-training area and a wastewater treatment facility effluent infiltration beds, located on Joint Base Cape Cod, was assessed by collecting groundwater samples and sediment cores (Figures 1 and 2). The water and sediment samples [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Larry B Barber
Originator :
Larry B Barber, Andrea K Weber, Denis R LeBlanc, Robert B Hull, Elsie M Sunderland, Chad D Vecitis
Metadata Contact :
Larry B Barber
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources
SDC Data Owner :
New England Water Science Center

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Poly_and_perfluoroalkyl_substances_in_contaminated_groundwater_Cape_Cod_Massachusetts_2014_2015.xml
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View 		13.56 KB application/fgdc+xml
Table 1. Site information and chemical results.csv 42.11 KB text/csv
Table 2. Method detection limits.csv 2.26 KB text/csv
Table 3. Sediment site information and results.csv 7.39 KB text/csv
Figure 1. Sampling Locations.pdf 1.77 MB application/pdf
Figure 2. Sampling Locations.pdf 185.56 KB application/pdf
Site Photo.jpg thumbnail 2.65 MB image/jpeg
Version 1.1.txt 793 Bytes text/plain

Purpose

These data were collected to characterize groundwater contamination by PFASs associated with fire training activities and treated wastewater disposal practices.
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Revision 1.1 by Larry Barber on March 24, 2017. To review the changes that were made, see “Version 1.1.txt” in the attached files section.

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