The Heinz Center's State of the Nation's Ecosystems
ecosystem: Urban and Suburban Areas
indicator Name: Chemical Contamination: Contaminant Occurrence in Urban/Suburban Streams
page # in printed report: 189
location on page: upper
data source: Data Source: U.S. Geological Survey, National Water Quality Assessment Program (NAWQA). Coverage: lower 48 states. Note: Each sampling areas was sampled intensively for approximately 2 years during 1992-1998.
notes: please see technical notes for further details on accessing these data from their original source; this data table comes from a specific graphic in The State of the Nation's Ecosystems report (www.heinzctr.org/ecosystems)

units: % of sites with indicated number of contaminants detected
  1992-1998 Future
none detected 0  
1 or 2 0  
3 or 4 14.3  
5 or more 85.7