Monitoring the water quality of Conesus Lake in the Finger Lakes Region of the New York State is essential to maintaining its use as a primary drinking water source.  Conesus Lake is supplied by the flow of over 18 streams and tributaries which provide a unique opportunity to study agricultural influence on the Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) composition of the lake.  Characterizing DOM composition provides valuable insights into the impact of the nearby land use, the development of possible watershed restoration techniques, a topographical map of contributing streams, and the nutrient availability for the aquatic ecosystem.  The monitoring techniques include the combined use of UV-VIS, Fluorescence Spectroscopy and parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC - a chemometric technique), the results of which will be shared.

Composition of dissolved organic matter entering Conesus Lake, NY

243rd National Meeting (2012)

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