NJ Ambient Groundwater Quality Monitoring Network, Nutrients, 2020-2022, Edition 20241119 (Envr_mon_gw_nutrient)
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NJ Ambient Groundwater Quality Monitoring Network, Nutrients, 2020-2022, Edition 20241119 (Envr_mon_gw_nutrient)
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This update (2024) includes the nutrients data from the 6th sampling cycle (2020-2022) of the New Jersey Ambient Groundwater Quality Monitoring Network (AGWQMN). Nutrients are chemical elements and compounds found in the environment that plants and animals need to grow. These constituents generally occur at low concentrations under natural conditions but can be elevated where agrochemicals and lawn fertilizers are used and where septic discharge occurs. Nutrients analyzed in the Ambient Ground Water Quality Monitoring Network include: Nitrogen, Ammonia Dissolved as N; Nitrogen, Nitrite Dissolved as N; Nitrogen, Ammonia Organic Dissolved as N; Nitrogen, Nitrite + Nitrate Dissolved as N, and Orthophosphate Dissolved as P. Samples were analyzed using United States Geological Survey (USGS) National Water Quality Laboratory (NWQL) Schedule 25, Nutrients. Concentrations are reported in milligrams per liter (mg/L).
New Jersey's AGWQMN is a cooperative program between the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and United States Geological Survey (USGS). The goals of the current network are to determine the status and trends of shallow groundwater quality as a function of land use related to non-point source pollution in New Jersey. This network consists of 150 monitoring wells screened at the water table. Thirty of these wells were sampled per year on a 5 year cycle from 1999-2013. Beginning with the 4th sampling cycle in 2014, the sampling frequency was changed to once every 3 years (3-year cycle). This layer includes data from sampling cycle 6; samples were collected between 2020 and 2022.
The New Jersey Geological and Water Survey (NJGWS) manages the network design, well installation, well maintenance, data interpretation, reporting, and a portion of the well sampling. The NJDEP Bureau of Fresh Water and Biological Monitoring and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) collect the remaining ground-water samples and the USGS National Water Quality Laboratory in Denver, Colorado or their contracted laboratories analyzes them. Chemical and physical parameters analyzed at each well include field parameters such as pH, specific conductance, dissolved oxygen, water temperature and alkalinity, major ions, trace elements (metals), gross-alpha particle activity (radionuclides), volatile organic compounds, nutrients, and pesticides.
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The purpose for this file is to spatially represent the groundwater quality results from 6th sampling cycle (2020-2022) of the New Jersey Ambient Groundwater Quality Monitoring Network. Ground-water quality data from the Ambient Ground Water Quality Monitoring Network is collected to increase understanding of water quality as it relates to the geologic character of various aquifers and non-point source impacts from land use.
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This update (2024) includes the pesticides data from the 6th sampling cycle (2020-2022) of the New Jersey Ambient Groundwater Quality Monitoring Network (AGWQMN). The AGWQMN data are stored in a United States Geological Survey database. NJGWS formatted the data for GIS.
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