2.2 Data Description
To analyze shellfish sanitation program data, water quality observations were compiled for the study area along with additional environmental variables believed to be potential descriptors of FC trends including salinity, precipitation, land use, and sampling station distance to closest shoreline. These variables have been established as relevant to FC concentrations in estuarine waters (Chigbu et al., 2004; Chigbu et al., 2005; Campos et al., 2013; Leight et al., 2016)