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Contents
B.4.6 Post-trip Activities
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B.4.6.1 Equipment Cleanup and Check
240
B.4.6.2 Shipment of Samples and Forms
240
B.4.6.3 Processing Site Documentation Data
and Information
240
B.5 Stream Discharge
241
B.5.1 Background
241
B.5.2 Velocity-Area Procedure
242
B.5.3 Timed-Filling Procedure
242
B.5.4 Equipment and Supplies
245
B.6 Acknowledgments
246
References
246
Appendix C: Basic Standard Operating Procedures for Lake
Field-Sampling Activities
249
Contents
249
C.1 Introduction
249
C.2 Pretrip Activities
249
C.2.1 Background
249
C.2.2 Daily Itineraries
250
C.2.3 Instrument Checks and Calibration
250
C.2.4 Supply Inventories
251
C.2.5 Sample Container Preparation
251
C.3 Site Documentation
251
C.3.1 Background
251
C.3.2 Objective
253
C.3.3 Material Needed for Use in the Field for Site Documentation 253
C.3.4 Sequence of Site Documentation Activities
254
C.3.5 Lake Verification at the Launch Site
256
C.3.6 Index Site Location
257
C.4 Lake Sampling
258
C.4.1 Background
258
C.4.2 Documentation of Data and Sample Collection
259
C.4.3 Sequence of Activities for Data Collection
260
C.4.4 Sample Collection
260
C.4.4.1 Deep-Water Index Sample
260
C.4.4.2 Lake Outlet Sample
262
C.4.4.3 Shoreline Sample
263
C.4.5 Field Measurements
265
C.5 General Lake Assessment
266
C.5.1 Background
266