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    • Bacteria Enumerations from Surface Water and Bed Sediment Collected from a Mudflat in Palo Alto, California, 2021-2024

    Metadata Updated: September 5, 2025

    USGS scientists enumerated bacteria, including bacterial pathogens, from surface water and sand/sediment collected at an intertidal site (mudflat) near the outfall the Palo Alto Regional Water Quality Control Plant (RWQCP). This site has been monitored for metal concentrations and benthic invertebrate community for the last 30 years. Continued efforts to document changes in pollutant concentrations, forms, and types over time is critical to assess ecosystem health. Environmental water and sand samples were analyzed at U.S. Geological Survey Michigan Bacteriological Research Laboratory for enumeration of halophilic bacteria, total coliforms, Escherichia coli, and enterococci, and the enrichment and isolation of Vibrio spp.

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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 September 5, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date September 5, 2025

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    Metadata Updated Date September 5, 2025
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