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Sampling and Analytical Procedures
for GLNPO’s Open Lake Water Quality Survey of the Great Lakes

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Water Quality Survey Overview

• Introduction
• Scientific Check List
• LG100 Standard Operating Procedure for General Shipboard Scientific Operations, Revision 02
• LG101 Standard Operating Procedure for Electronic Field Information Recording, Revision 02
• WQS_Data_Correction_Procedure
• WQS_Data_Flow_Diagram_and_Validation_Letter

Chapter 2: Nutrient Parameters

• Introduction
• LG200 Field Sampling Using the Rosette Sampler, Revision 05
• LG201 Standard Operating Procedure for Niskin Bottle Hydrographic Line Sampling, Revision 01
• LG203 Standard Operating Procedure for Nitrate-Nitrite in Lake Water (QuikChem FIA+8000 Method), Revision 06
• LG204 Standard Operating Procedure for Total and Total Dissolved Phosphorous (Lachat Method 10-115-01-1-F for QuikChem FIA+8000), Revision 07
• LG205 Standard Operating Procedure for Chloride and Silica in Lake Water (Lachat Method), Revision 07
• LG206 Standard Operating Procedure for Sampling of Particulate-Phase Organic Carbon, Nitrogen and Phosphorous in Great Lakes Waters, Revision 03
• LG207 Standard Operating Procedure for the Analysis of Particulate-Phase Organic Carbon, Revision 03
• LG208 Standard Operating Procedure for Particulate-Phase Total Nitrogen by Alkaline Persulfate Oxidation Digestion (Lachat Method), Revision 03
• LG209 Standard Operating Procedure for Particulate-Phase Total Phosphorous by Persulfate Oxidation Digestion (Lachat Method), Revision 06
• LG210 Standard Operating Procedure for the Sampling of Particulate-Phase and Dissolved-Phase Organic Carbon in Great Lakes Waters, Revision 01
• LG211 Standard Operating Procedure for Dissolved Organic Carbon, Revision 03
• LG212 Standard Operating Procedure for Nutrient Samples Processing, Revision 03
• LG213 Standard Operating Procedure for the Analysis of Metals in Waters and Wastewaters by ICP Method 200.7 Using the Perkin Elmer Optima 3300 DV and 4300 DV, Original

Chapter 3: Physical Parameters

• Introduction
• LG300 Standard Operating Procedure for Meteorological Data Aboard the R/V Lake Guardian, Revision 02
• LG301 Operating the Seabird CTD, Original
• LG302 Standard Operating Procedure for the Sampling and Analysis of Total Suspended Solids in Lake Water, Revision 04
• LG303 Standard Operating Procedure for the Determination of Dissolved O2 Correction Factors, Revision 01
• LG304 Standard Operating Procedure for Determination of Dissolved Oxygen in Lake Erie (See Appendix D)

Chapter 4: Biological Parameters

• Introduction
• LG400 Standard Operating Procedure for Phytoplankton Sample Collection and Preservation Field Procedures, Revision 09
• LG401 Standard Operating Procedure for Phytoplankton Analysis, Revision 03
• LG402 Standard Operating Procedure for Zooplankton Sample Collection and Preservation and Secchi Depth Measurement Field Procedures, Revision 10
• LG403 Standard Operating Procedure for Zooplankton Analysis, Revision 03
• LG404 Standard Operating Procedure for Chlorophyll a Sampling Method Field Procedure, Revision 06
• LG405 Standard Operating Procedure for In Vitro Determination of Chlorophyll a in Freshwater Phytoplankton by Fluorescence, Revision 07
• LG406 Standard Operating Procedure for Benthic Invertebrate Field Sampling
  Procedure, Revision 07
• LG407 Benthic Invertebrate Laboratory Procedure, Revision 06

Chapter 5: Board Chemistry Parameters

• Introduction
• LG500 Standard Operating Procedure for GLNPO Board Analyses, Revision 05
• LG501 Standard Operating Procedure for Dissolved Oxygen Micro Method, Winkler Titration, Revision 04

Chapter 6: Nutrients in Sediments

• Introduction
• LG600 Standard Operating Procedure for Total Phosphorous in Sediments by Persulfate Oxidation Digestion (Lachat Method), Revision 03
• LG601 Standard Operating Procedure for Analysis of Total Organic Carbon in Sediments (Dry Combustion, IR Detection), Revision 04
• LG602 Standard Operating Procedure for Total Nitrogen in Sediments by Alkaline Persulfate Oxidation Digestion (Lachat Method), Revision 04

Appendices

1. Great Lakes Maps of Survey Stations
   All_Spring
   All_Summer
   Erie_Spring_Survey
   Erie_Summer_Survey
   Huron_Spring_Survey
   Huron_Summer_Survey
   Michigan_Spring_Survey
   Michigan_Summer_Survey
   Ontario_Spring_Survey
   Ontario_Summer_Survey
   Superior_Spring_Survey
   Superior_Summer_Survey
2. Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) for the Great Lakes Water Quality Surveys
3. Great Lakes Water Quality /Limnology Survey Staffing Schedule
4. Dissolved Oxygen and Temperature Profiles for the Central Basin of Lake Erie Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP)
5. Survey Plan Submittal Forms
6. Self-certification Form
7. Medical History Questionnaire
8. Hard-copy Field Information Recording Forms
   Appendix_H_Complete
   AppH_MasterDataFields
   Benthic_Ponar_Grab_Data
   Board_Chemistry_Calibration
   Board_Chemistry_Data
   Cation_sheet
   Cations_Preparation
   Chlorophyll_a_Preparation
   Control_Stds_Board_Chemistry
   Lake_Erie_DO_Winkler
   Nutrients_Preparation
   Phyto_Prep
   POC_PN_PP_Preparation
   Preparation_of_Chem_Standards
   Rosette_Sampling_Data
   StationInformation
   Survey Information
   TSS_Preparation
   Zooplankton_and_Secci_Disk_Data
   Zooplankton_Net_Flowmeter_Cal
9. Lists of Acceptable GLENDA Codes
10. User's Manual for the Remote Data Entry Tool
11. GLENDA Analyte Names and Codes
12. Chief Scientist Roles and Responsibilities, and List of Priorities for Each Staffing Period and Chief Scientist and Shift Supervisor List of Responsibilities and Checklist for Each Shift
13. Issues and Revisions Sheet
14. Data Status Tracking Sheet
15. Data Discrepancy Form
16. Summary of Sample Depths Collected as part of the WQS for all Five Lakes
17. Station Location Change Form

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