This project determines the potential sources of pesticides and conducts a qualitative study of those pesticides in the Norwalk River Basin, in Connecticut. Using ARCView GIS and Microsoft Excel as supplemental tools, analyses are performed to draw correlations between pesticide concentration data, precipitation data, and land use distribution. Plans for reduction or control of the pesticides in the basin have been developed and are recommended to the United States Geological Survey for assistance in the National Water Quality Assessment Program.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Whitley, Joseph L.
• Godfrey, Jessica Lynne

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 00D104M

Advisor

• Mathisen, Paul P.

Year

• 2000

Date created

• 2000-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Civil Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright