Cumulative antecedent precipitation data associated with well water samples collected in eastern Pennsylvania June-November 2017
Dates
Publication Date
2020-03-02
Start Date
2017-05-23
End Date
2017-11-26
Citation
Stokdyk, J.P, 2020, Cumulative antecedent precipitation data associated with well water samples collected in eastern Pennsylvania June-November 2017: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9HECZT0.
Summary
The dataset includes aggregated precipitation data from a USGS rain gauge for specified 7- or 8-day time periods between May and November 2017. Daily precipitation measurements were summed to produce 7- or 8-day totals over the specified time period.
Summary
The dataset includes aggregated precipitation data from a USGS rain gauge for specified 7- or 8-day time periods between May and November 2017. Daily precipitation measurements were summed to produce 7- or 8-day totals over the specified time period.
Murphy, H.M., McGinnis, S., Blunt, R., Stokdyk, J., Wu, J., Cagle, A., Denno, D.M., Spencer, S., Firnstahl, A., and Borchardt, M.A., 2020, Septic Systems and Rainfall Influence Human Fecal Marker and Indicator Organism Occurrence in Private Wells in Southeastern Pennsylvania: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 54, no. 6, p. 3159–3168, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b05405.
The dataset was developed exclusively to examine the association between rainfall and microbiological contamination of two private wells in eastern Pennsylvania that were sampled June - November 2017. The association between rainfall and contamination was evaluated using aggregated rainfall data (e.g., the sum of rainfall 0-7 days prior to private well sample collection).
