IGF::CT::IGF UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY OFFICE OF RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT/NHEERL/EPHD PROFE…

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IGF::CT::IGF UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY OFFICE OF RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT/NHEERL/EPHD PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATER RESEARCH PROJECT (SCCWRP) DATABASE OF WATER QUALITY MONITORING FROM BEACH MONITORING STUDIES 1) DEVELOP DATABASE IN MS EXCEL WITH SAMPLE RESULTS FOR COLIPHAGE AND OTHER FECAL INDICATOR ORGANISMS ((1,000 - 5,000 RECORDS) 2) DATABASE IN MS EXCEL WITH ANY ANCILLARY DATA COLLECTED (1,000 - 5,000 RECORDS) 3) CODEBOOK DESCRIBING THE VARIABLE NAMES WITH REFERENCES FOR THE METHODS USED (3 - 5 PAGES) 4) REPORT DESCRIBING THE RESULTS OF THE COLIPHAGE TESTS AND HIGHLIGHTING ANY ISSUES WITH THE DATA (3 PAGES) REQUIREMENT: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) REQUIRE A DATABASE OF WATER QUALITY MONITORING COLLECTED BY THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATER RESEARCH PROJECT (SCCWRP) FROM SEVERAL BEACH MONITORING STUDIES. DATA INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL SAMPLE RESULTS FOR ANY TESTS AND COLIPHAGE AND FECAL INDICATOR ORGANISMS FROM EPIDEMIOLOGICAL FIELD STUDIES CONDUCTED BETWEEN 2003 AND 2012. SITES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO; MISSION BAY, AVALON, MALIBU CALIFORNIA. DATABASE SHALL INCLUDE SAMPLE RESULTS ALONG WITH A CODEBOOK INDICATING REFERENCE FOR METHOD USED AS WELL AS ANY ANCILLARY DATA COLLECTED (WATER TEMPERATURE, TURBIDITY, ETC.). IN ADDITION TO THE DATABASE, A BRIEF REPORT WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED SUMMARIZING THE COLIPHAGE RESULTS FOR VARIOUS METHODS AND THE QUALITY ASSURANCE PLAN FOR THE DATA.