Data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey during a study of urban runoff in Bellevue, Washington, 1979-82

Water and nutrient budgets for Vancouver Lake, Vancouver, Washington, October 2010-October 2012

“…The total phosphorus and orthophosphate loads were assumed equal, because we do not have estimates of orthophosphate concentrations in rainwater, and ranged from 0 to 90 lb/month, with an average of 40 lb/month for the period of study (tables 11 and 12). For phosphorus, these loads are consistent with previously published estimates of watershed loading from precipitation in Gilliom (1983), Ebbert (1985), and Embrey and Inkpen (1998), indicating that our assumption for phosphorus concentration in precipitation is reasonable. …”

Determining Distribution and Size of Larval Pacific Geoduck Clams (Panopea generosaGould 1850) in Quartermaster Harbor (Washington, USA) Using a Novel Sampling Approach

“…Deposition rates of total phosphorus averaged for the three stations monitored by Ebbert et al (1985) in Bellevue, Washington are shown in Figure 13. Annual phosphorus deposition based on these data is 0.27 kg P per hectare.…”

“…The focus on nitrogen in east coast receiving waters is due to the presence of larger and/or more concentrated industrial and agricultural nitrogen sources and the sensitivity of the productivity of these receiving waters to nitrogen. However, studies have also evaluated atmospheric nutrient deposition for the Puget Sound region (e.g., Vong and Waggoner 1983, Vong et al 1985, Embrey and Inkpen 1998 and within the metropolitan Seattle area (e.g., Johnson et al 1966, Moon 1973, Ebbert et al 1985, PSWQA 1991. A few of the Seattle area studies have been used to develop estimates of atmospheric loading of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) to Lake Washington (Edmondson and Lehman 1981, Cerco and Noel 2003, Arhonditsis and Brett 2005 and Lake Sammamish (Moon 1973, Kemper 1975.…”

“…To develop atmospheric P loading inputs, the data presented by Ebbert et al (1985) and the statistical analyses of the data presented by Prych and Ebbert (1986) were evaluated. These data are the most comprehensive-they include wet and dry deposition measurements of P (and N) compounds.…”

The Role of Traditional and Novel Toxicity Test Methods in Assessing Stormwater and Sediment Contamination

“…However, some studies have shown important aquatic life impacts for streams in watersheds that are less than ten percent urbanized where agriculture predominates (Kuivila and Foe, 1995). A wealth of literature exists documenting a strong relationship between degree of urban and agricultural runoff and degradation of aquatic life (Benke et al, 1981;Cook et al, 1983;CTA, Inc., 1983;Dreher, 1997;Ebbert et al, 1983;Ehrenfeld and Schneider,1983;Garie and McIntosh, 1986;Gast et al, 1990;Handova et al, 1996;Heaney and Huber, 1984;Heaney et al, 1980;Klein, 1979;Lenet and Eagleson, 1981;Lenet et al, 1981;Maltby et al, 1995ab;Masterson and Bannerman, 1994;Moore and Burton, 1999;Mulliss et al, 1996;Pedersen, 1981;Perkins, 1982;Pitt and Bissonnette, 1983;Pitt and Bozeman, 1982;Pratt et al, 1981;Richey, 1982;Richey et al, 1981;Schueler, 1996;Scott et al, 1982;Spawn et al, 1997;Stein et al, 1995;Tucker and Burton, 1999;Weaver and Garman, 1994;Willemsen et al, 1990). However, most of these studies were not comprehensive and simply measured indigenous biological communities and related degradation to urban storm flows.…”