Bibliography
| Biodeterioration Centre, University of Hertfordshire | This site provides technical information on bacteriological testing. The water section describes many common water-borne pathogens, including indicator bacteria. |
| Boulder Area Sustainability Information Network (BASIN) | This site has lots of easy-to-understand explanations of many different water quality parameters. A fantastic resource. |
| Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change | This is the site of an organization dedicated to providing scientific information pertaining to the effects of atmospheric CO2 enrichment on the biosphere. |
| City and County of Honolulu: Opala.org | This great local resource addresses environmental questions in a clear manner, with sections like "What Goes Where?". |
| City of Richmond, British Columbia: Individual and Community Action | This site provides suggestions for how individuals can get involved with the environment. Check out the Fraser River Water Quality Section of the Environmental Project Guidebook. |
| City of Yachats, Oregon: Water Department | The 2003 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report contains some useful definitions of different water quality-related terms and units. |
| Creek Connections: Water Chemistry Information | Creek Connections is a partnership between a college and local K-12 schools (in Pennsylvania & New York). They provide an excellent series of "Water Chemistry Parameters Factsheets" (under "Classroom Resources"). |
| Earth and Table | This gardening site provides information about how to start your own garde, as well as useful tips such as how to safely control pests. |
| Environmental Protection Agency: Wetlands, Oceans & Watersheds | The EPA site has more useful resources than can be listed here, but you might want to check out the following portals. |
| Galveston Bay National Estuary Program: The State of the Bay - A Characterization Of The Galveston Bay Ecosystem | The glossary in the "The State of the Bay Report" is very thorough. |
| HM Digital, Water Testing instruments: What Are Total Dissolved Solids? | This is a commercial site for a company that sells Water Testing Instruments and has a really good description of of Total Dissolved Solids. |
| Kailua Bay Advisory Council (KBAC) | Us! We have lots of handy features:
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| Kentucky Water Watch - River Assessment Monitoring Program (RAMP): Water Quality Parameters | This organization has put together an excellent list of water quality parameters, listing how they are measured and how they impact the environment. |
| Lasting Forests | This site is devoted to improving rural, wildland, and natural resource management by providing useful information, concepts, ideas, and links for students, practitioners, and landowners. |
| North Forty News: July 2002 | This story has a good description of the effect of stream temperature on oxygen levels and stream life. |
| Orange County Government, Florida: Environmental Protection Division | This "Layman's Guide to Technical Terms" has many easy-to-understand descriptions of different water quality parameters. |
| OzEstuaries Database: The Coastal Indicator Knowledge and Information System | This page has great descriptions and pictures of various coastal issues, including eutrophication, toxicants, Be sure to check out "Water Quality" under "Biophysical Indicators" using the menu. |
| Save The Sound | This organization is "dedicated to the restoration, protection, and appreciation of Long Island Sound and its watershed through advocacy, education and research". |
| San diego County, California: Watershed Protection -- Residential Best Management Practices | This handy page shows homeowners how they can avoid accidentally polluting stormwater. |
| Science Education: How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement | This is a one-stop shop for all the information you could ever want on various units of measurement. |
| Surfrider Foundation | The Surfrider Foundation has a wealth of information on coastal issues and water quality, including Hawai‘i-specific information. They also have great descriptions of most of the bacterial indicators that get monitored. |
| United States Geological Survey (USGS): Water Resources of the Unites States | The USGS has all kinds of water quality data, including high-tech real-time measurements of several of Hawai‘i's streams. |