Digital data set of generalized lithogeochemical characteristics of near-surface bedrock in the New England Coastal Basins

U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior USGS Fact Sheet 003-02 March 2002 This Fact Sheet provides information on a digital data set that contains generalized lithogeochemical characteristics of near-surface bedrock in the New England Coastal Basins study area of the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. It can be used in a geographic information system (GIS) to analyze and interpret water-quality and ecosystem conditions. For example, it has been used to characterize water quality in bedrock aquifers, to determine strategies for monitoring ground-water quality, and to characterize watersheds for surface-water and biological studies. The digital data set, the associated metadata, and the related files are available on the World Wide Web at http://water.usgs.gov/pubs/of/ ofr02-007