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Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP)
| Program Name (Acronym) |
EMAP |
| Program Name (Full) |
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program |
| Agency |
EPA |
| Year Initiated |
1988 |
| Measures |
WATER - discharge, sediment load, aquatic biota, inorganic chemistry,
sediment chemistry, trace metals, habitat
MARINE/COASTAL - salinity/freshwater flux, chlorophyll/zooplankton,
submerged/coastal habitats, nutrients/contaminants, animals, sediment
SOILS - texture, chemistry, toxicity, mineralogy, structure, climate,
strength, faunal biomass, erodability
ANIMALS - species/range/population
MICELLANEOUS - landscape pattern
VEGETATION - growth rate/above-ground biomass, recruitment, species/cover/range,
disease intensity, nutrient availability |
| Collection Source |
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| Point |
No |
| Source |
Yes |
| Transect |
No |
| Other area |
No |
| Locations for Data Collection |
12,600 sites in U.S. |
| Temporal Interval |
Annual |
| Sampling Design |
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| Random |
Yes |
| Selected |
No |
| Synoptic |
No |
| Data Available |
Yes |
| Accessible |
Internet,CD ROM |
| Extent for Reporting |
640 square km |
| Annual Funding |
Diff every yr/$40 M max |
| Cost per Site for Installation |
$4,000-$10,000 per site |
| Cost per Site for Op. & Mgmt |
Non-applicable |
| Partners |
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| International |
Soviet Union, Can, Czech |
| Agency |
Federal agencies |
| State |
State universities |
| Local |
No |
| Authorities/Reason for Running Prg. |
Clean Air Act,NEPA |
| Users of Data per Year |
Thousands |
| Program Meets Metadata Standards |
Yes |
| Expansion of Prog (Needed/Not) |
Needed |
| Contact Person |
Laura Jackson |
| Phone # |
919-541-3088 |
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