The Ecological Condition of Gulf of Mexico Resources from Perdido Key to Port St. Joe, Florida, USA: Part I. Coastal Beach Resources |
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Authors: | Lisa M Smith Eva M Didonato Linda C Harwell Janet A Nestlerode J Kevin Summers |
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Institution: | (1) Gulf Ecology Division, USEPA, 1 Sabine Island Drive, Gulf Breeze, FL 32561, USA;(2) National Parks Service, 1214 Middle Street, Sullivan’s Island, SC 29482, USA |
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Abstract: | Using the approach established by EPA's Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP), a shoreline monitoring survey
was conducted in August and September 1999, encompassing the Florida Panhandle from Perdido Key, Florida to Port St. Joe,
Florida. The objective of this survey was to demonstrate the use of a probabilistic survey for monitoring and estimating the
condition of swimmable beach areas. Thirty stations were sampled using a probabilistic sampling design. Hydrographic data
were collected in addition to samples for water chemistry. Bacterial indicators, enterococci and fecal coliforms, were enumerated
from the water according to the EPA Beaches Environmental Assessment Closure and Health (BEACH) Program and Florida state
guidelines. Additional criteria for site condition included the presence or absence of primary and secondary dunes, anthropogenic
debris and vegetation. Based on EMAP evaluation guidelines and Florida state criteria, a baseline assessment of the condition
of the Gulf of Mexico beach resources surveyed is presented. |
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Keywords: | Beach resources EMAP Gulf of Mexico Probabilistic survey |
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