ORCA_SEA_NCPDI_JON eng utf8 dataset GCMD originator CEOS IDN DIF VERSION 9.7 The National Coastal Pollutant Discharge Inventory publication FARROW, DANIELR.G. dan.farrow@noaa.gov principalInvestigator NOAA/ORCA/SEA originator The National Coastal Pollutant Discharge Inventory (NCPDI) contains estimates for all point, nonpoint and upstream sources of pollutants discharged into the estuarine, coastal and oceanic waters of the contiguous United States (excluding the Great Lakes). A special area of interest is the estuarine drainage area (EDA), which is defined as the land and water component of a watershed that most directly affects an estuary. The NCPDI was designed to bridge the gap between vast amounts of very detailed data available for some areas (typically hard to reduce and compare from area to area) and sparse data available for the rest of the nation's coastal zone. Discharge estimates are generated for nine pollutant categories: 1) wastewater or runoff; 2) oxygen-demanding materials (biochemical oxygen demand); 3) particulate matter (total suspended solids); 4) nutrients (total nitrogen and total phosphorus); 5) heavy metals (eight separate elements); 6) petroleum hydrocarbons (oil and grease); 7) pesticides (including chlorinated hydrocarbons); 8) pathogens (fecal coliform bacteria); and 9) wastewater treatment sludges. Discharge estimates are primarily expressed in units of weight per time, or volume per time, depending on the pollutant category and source. NCPDI estimates are produced for three regional components - the East Coast, Gulf of Mexico, and West Coast. The study area for each region is comprised of a combination of counties and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) hydrologic cataloging units. Hydrologic cataloging units are major watershed areas defined by USGS as representing part, or all of a surface drainage basin, or a distinct hydrologic feature. Estimates are made for all or a portion of 526 coastal counties and 339 cataloging units Nationwide. Estimates can be summarized by county, state, cataloging unit, and estuarine drainage area. Seasonal and annual estimates are made for each source and pollutant category for a specific 'base year'. The base year for the East Coast component is 1982, for the West Coast 1984, and for the Gulf of Mexico 1987. Estimates for the East Coast currently are being updated to 1990. Base-year estimates can be considered to approximate pollutant discharge conditions for a five- year period around the base year. For example, current estimates for the East Coast approximate conditions during the 1980-85 period. Base periods are used to characterize discharge estimates, because they better reflect the variability in economic, meteorological, and regulatory conditions that affect discharges in any given year or within a year, and because the data required to estimate discharges for each source category and pollutant are not always available for a single year. The majority of NCPDI data are 'enhanced' as opposed to 'observed' data. T is, the method used to calculate the pollutant discharge estimate includes one or more typical or average values relating to the polluting activity. Estimating pollutant discharge discharges for any source generally involves three steps: 1)estimating the level of the activity in the base year or period, e.g., product outputs of an industrial facility or acres of specified crops in production; 2) estimating the quantity of wastewater or runoff discharged per unit of output or over a specified time period; and 3) estimating the concentrations of pollutants in the wastewater or runoff, e.g., through direct measurement or use of 'engineering estimates' based on the characteristics of the source. An 'estimation basis code' is assigned to every estimate in the NCPDI so that the user can determine the relative reliability of each estimate. The NCPDI Master Loading File is supported by six data bases: o Point Sources o Urban Nonpoint Source Runoff o Nonurban Nonpoint Source Runoff o Upstream Sources o Agricultural Pesticide Use o Fish Kills in Coastal Waters Note: Only the Gulf of Maine and Gulf of Mexico data are available. completed SPECIAL PROJECTS, NOAA NOS DOC/NOAA/NOS/MBO/SP > Special Projects, Management and Budget Office, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DATA CENTER CONTACT 301-713-3000 301-713-4384 1305 East West Highway 9th FL, N/MB7 Silver Spring MD 20910 USA special.projects@noaa.gov, mpainfo@noaa.gov http://specialprojects.nos.noaa.gov/ resourceProvider EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS > PESTICIDES EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > COASTAL HABITAT EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > ESTUARINE HABITAT EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS > OXYGEN DEMAND EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > ECOTOXICOLOGY > TOXICITY LEVELS EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > BACTERIA/ARCHAEA EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > CONTAMINANTS EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > HEAVY METALS EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > SEWAGE EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > DISCHARGE/FLOW EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > DRAINAGE EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > RUNOFF EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > WATERSHED CHARACTERISTICS EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY > CONTAMINANTS EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY > HYDROCARBONS EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY > NITROGEN COMPOUNDS EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY > NUTRIENTS EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY > OXYGEN EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY > PHOSPHOROUS COMPOUNDS EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY > SUSPENDED SOLIDS EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY > TOXIC CHEMICALS EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY > TRACE METALS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > ESTUARIES EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE HABITAT EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > MARINE SEDIMENTS > SUSPENDED SOLIDS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > HYDROCARBONS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > NITROGEN EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > NUTRIENTS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > OXYGEN EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > PHOSPHATE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > TRACE ELEMENTS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > WATER QUALITY > OCEAN CONTAMINANTS NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords Science Keywords 2008-02-05 revision Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Meaux, C.Solomon, R. Bilodeau, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, 2007 . NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 6.0.0.0.0 CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS GULF OF MEXICO NCPDI PATHOGENS PESTICIDES POLLUTION U.S. EAST COAST U.S. WEST COAST WASTEWATER TREATMENT SLUDGE CONSERVATION GOMODP > Gulf of Maine Ocean Data Partnership NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords Projects 2009-06-10 revision Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Meaux, C.Solomon, R. Bilodeau, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, 2007 . NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 6.0.0.0.0 USA/NOAA CEOS NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords IDN Nodes 2007-04-01 revision Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Meaux, C.Solomon, R. Bilodeau, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, 2007 . NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 6.0.0.0.0 CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MAINE OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords Locations 2009-12-22 revision Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Meaux, C.Solomon, R. Bilodeau, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, 2007 . NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 6.0.0.0.0 utf8 farming biota environment inland waters geoscientific information oceans -125.0 -66.0 24.0 49.0 NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords Locations 2009-12-22 Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Meaux, C.Solomon, R. Bilodeau, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, 2007 . NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 6.0.0.0.0 CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords Locations 2009-12-22 Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Meaux, C.Solomon, R. Bilodeau, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, 2007 . NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 6.0.0.0.0 OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MAINE NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords Locations 2009-12-22 Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Meaux, C.Solomon, R. Bilodeau, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, 2007 . NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 6.0.0.0.0 OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO 1982-01-01 1995-12-31 SPECIAL PROJECTS, NOAA NOS DOC/NOAA/NOS/MBO/SP > Special Projects, Management and Budget Office, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DATA CENTER CONTACT 301-713-3000 301-713-4384 1305 East West Highway 9th FL, N/MB7 Silver Spring MD 20910 USA special.projects@noaa.gov, mpainfo@noaa.gov http://specialprojects.nos.noaa.gov/ distributor http://spo.nos.noaa.gov/projects/gomexico/ps_methods_document.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link GET DATA Access to documentation and data for Gulf of Mexico http://spo.nos.noaa.gov/projects/gomaine/ps_methods_document.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link GET DATA Access to documentation and data for Gulf of Maine dataset This metadata record is publicly available. asNeeded This DIF was last reviewed 1999-05-10 Added the new keyword ocean contaminants. 7-13-00(Holland)