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Olympic National Park

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  Partnership Projects in Olympic National Park


  • 2002 - Persistent Organic Pollution and Heavy Metals in Glacial Fed Lakes and Aquatic Biota (multi-park project)

    2004 - Transport of Suspended Sediment and Effect on Aquatic Habitat in Elwha River

  • 2006 - Construct a Nutrient Budget for Lake Crescent to Assess the Impact of Human Nutrient Enrichment

  • 2006 - Monitoring Suspended Sediment in the Elwha River

  • 2006 - Microbial Source Identification and Characterization in Lake Crescent

  • 2008 - Nearshore Effects of Residential Wastewater-Influenced Groundwater on Lake Crescent

  • 2008 - Developing Critical Loads for Atmospheric Deposition of Inorganic Nitrogen in Network Lakes (multi-park project)



Publications:

Moran, P.W., A. Neelakanteswar, R.W. Black, and M.M. Vijayan. 2007. Tissue contaminants and associated transcriptional response in trout liver from high elevation lakes of Washington. Environmental Science and Technology, 41(18) 6591-6597, doi: 10.1021/es070550y.

Munn, M.D., R.W. Black, A.L. Haggland, M.A. Hummling, and R.L. Huffman. 1999. An assessment of stream habitat and nutrients in the Elwha River basin: Implications for restoration. U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 98-4223. 38 p.

 

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