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    • An Assessment of Coliform Bacteria in Water Sources near Appalachian Trail Shelters within the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.

    Metadata Updated: January 25, 2026

    "In Great Smoky Mountain National Park, it has long been held drinking water should be treated for the water to be drinkable. This research project will focus on water samples from a number of popular Appalachian Trail shelters, as well as more remote areas, after the spring through-hiker season and at the end of fall hiking season. The levels and species of fecal coliform organisms that can cause infectious diarrhea will be determined, which will increase awareness of waterborne illness threats for visitors of the park, and perhaps promote more consistent water purification by backcountry travelers. 7/10 springs were positive for coliforms, 6/10 with E. coli. Coliform counts ranged from 0 - 489 CFU / 100 mL and E coli ranged from 0 - 123 CFU / 100 mL. Spence had the most coliforms, but Silers had the most E. Coli."

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Created Date January 14, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date January 25, 2026

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    Harvested from DOI NPS DCAT-US

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date January 14, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date January 25, 2026
    Publisher National Park Service
    Maintainer
    Identifier http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/NPS_DataStore_2236528
    Data First Published 2016-10-11T00:00:00Z
    Data Last Modified 2016-10-11T00:00:00Z
    Category Generic Dataset
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 010:24
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    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
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    Harvest Source Title DOI NPS DCAT-US
    Homepage URL https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2236528
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    Program Code 010:118, 010:119
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