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[PFAS testing and locations]
PFAS testing and locations

NVR

[Trash at US 41 bridge, 09:40:49, 30.8930770, -83.3189730]
Trash at US 41 bridge, 09:40:49, 30.8930770, -83.3189730

[Filtering, US 41, Withlacoochee River, 09:58:08, 30.8932587, -83.3185618]
Filtering, US 41, Withlacoochee River, 09:58:08, 30.8932587, -83.3185618

[Dr. Tom Potter, WWALS Science Committee Chair, 09:58:16, 30.8932587, -83.3185618]
Dr. Tom Potter, WWALS Science Committee Chair, 09:58:16, 30.8932587, -83.3185618

[US 41 upstream PFAS sample in box, 10:11:15, 30.8932169, -83.3187486]
US 41 upstream PFAS sample in box, 10:11:15, 30.8932169, -83.3187486

Knights Ferry Road

[Road grader, thanks, Lowndes County Public Works, 10:42:32, 30.7178812, -83.4466959]
Road grader, thanks, Lowndes County Public Works, 10:42:32, 30.7178812, -83.4466959

KFBR Bacterial

[Michael Bachrach, WWALS bacterial water quality tester, 10:51:51, 30.7124383, -83.4555408]
Michael Bachrach, WWALS bacterial water quality tester, 10:51:51, 30.7124383, -83.4555408

[Michael Bachrach retrieving the sample bucket, 10:51:53, 30.7124383, -83.4555408]
Michael Bachrach retrieving the sample bucket, 10:51:53, 30.7124383, -83.4555408

[Second throw, 2022:06:30 10:52:13, 30.7124383, -83.4555408]
Second throw, 2022:06:30 10:52:13, 30.7124383, -83.4555408

[Splash, 2022:06:30 10:52:14, 30.7124383, -83.4555408]
Splash, 2022:06:30 10:52:14, 30.7124383, -83.4555408

[Retrieve, 2022:06:30 10:52:18, 30.7124383, -83.4555408]
Retrieve, 2022:06:30 10:52:18, 30.7124383, -83.4555408

[Michael Bachrach with sample in bucket, 10:52:26, 30.7124383, -83.4555408]
Michael Bachrach with sample in bucket, 10:52:26, 30.7124383, -83.4555408

[Michael Bachrach taking sample bucket to car, 10:52:38, 30.7123453, -83.4555396]
Michael Bachrach taking sample bucket to car, 10:52:38, 30.7123453, -83.4555396

KFR

[Filtering PFAS sample, 10:54:35, 30.7121800, -83.4555830]
Filtering PFAS sample, 10:54:35, 30.7121800, -83.4555830

[Downstream from Knights Ferry Boat Ramp, 10:59:33, 30.7120328, -83.4555519]
Downstream from Knights Ferry Boat Ramp, 10:59:33, 30.7120328, -83.4555519

[Upstream from Knights Ferry Boat Ramp, 10:59:37, 30.7120328, -83.4555519]
Upstream from Knights Ferry Boat Ramp, 10:59:37, 30.7120328, -83.4555519

[Across from Knights Ferry Boat Ramp, 10:59:40, 30.7120328, -83.4555519]
Across from Knights Ferry Boat Ramp, 10:59:40, 30.7120328, -83.4555519

[KFBR downstream PFAS sample, 11:07:46, 30.7124844, -83.4554859]
KFBR downstream PFAS sample, 11:07:46, 30.7124844, -83.4554859

[Remains of KFBR WLRWT sign, 11:09:59, 30.7125824, -83.4555784]
Remains of KFBR WLRWT sign, 11:09:59, 30.7125824, -83.4555784

SLBR

[Downstream, State Line Boat Ramp, 11:40:29, 30.6357536, -83.3112776]
Downstream, State Line Boat Ramp, 11:40:29, 30.6357536, -83.3112776

[Upstream, State Line Boat Ramp, 11:40:32, 30.6357536, -83.3112776]
Upstream, State Line Boat Ramp, 11:40:32, 30.6357536, -83.3112776

[Across, State Line Boat Ramp, 11:40:44, 30.6357536, -83.3112776]
Across, State Line Boat Ramp, 11:40:44, 30.6357536, -83.3112776

[Shotgun shells, 11:40:52, 30.6357540, -83.3112780]
Shotgun shells, 11:40:52, 30.6357540, -83.3112780

[Signs, State Line Boat Ramp, 11:42:19, 30.6360695, -83.3111215]
Signs, State Line Boat Ramp, 11:42:19, 30.6360695, -83.3111215

[PFAS sample filtering, 11:45:18, 30.6360170, -83.3111320]
PFAS sample filtering, 11:45:18, 30.6360170, -83.3111320

SLBR Bacterial

[Michael and Jacob Bachrach, 11:42:38, 30.6360695, -83.3111215]
Michael and Jacob Bachrach, 11:42:38, 30.6360695, -83.3111215

[Jacob and Michael Bachrach collecting bacterial sample, 11:45:52, 30.6360172, -83.3111318]
Jacob and Michael Bachrach collecting bacterial sample, 11:45:52, 30.6360172, -83.3111318

[Michael Bachrach also collected the shotgun shells, 11:48:34, 30.6359963, -83.3112811]
Michael Bachrach also collected the shotgun shells, 11:48:34, 30.6359963, -83.3112811

[SLBR upstream sample, 11:54:39, 30.6358870, -83.3110960]
SLBR upstream sample, 11:54:39, 30.6358870, -83.3110960

SL

[Upstream, Sullivan Launch, 12:10:58, 30.5958433, -83.2598681]
Upstream, Sullivan Launch, 12:10:58, 30.5958433, -83.2598681

[Wheel hub, Sullivan Launch, 12:11:02, 30.5958433, -83.2598681]
Wheel hub, Sullivan Launch, 12:11:02, 30.5958433, -83.2598681

[Across, Sullivan Launch, 12:11:07, 30.5958433, -83.2598681]
Across, Sullivan Launch, 12:11:07, 30.5958433, -83.2598681

[Across wide, Sullivan Launch, 12:11:09, 30.5958433, -83.2598681]
Across wide, Sullivan Launch, 12:11:09, 30.5958433, -83.2598681

[Across, Sullivan Launch, 12:11:11, 30.5958433, -83.2598681]
Across, Sullivan Launch, 12:11:11, 30.5958433, -83.2598681

[Up, Sullivan Launch, 12:11:17, 30.5958433, -83.2598681]
Up, Sullivan Launch, 12:11:17, 30.5958433, -83.2598681

[Down, Sullivan Launch, 12:11:34, 30.5958433, -83.2598681]
Down, Sullivan Launch, 12:11:34, 30.5958433, -83.2598681

[Grid, Sullivan Launch, 12:11:36, 30.5958433, -83.2598681]
Grid, Sullivan Launch, 12:11:36, 30.5958433, -83.2598681

[Concrete, Sullivan Launch, 12:11:38, 30.5958433, -83.2598681]
Concrete, Sullivan Launch, 12:11:38, 30.5958433, -83.2598681

[Ramp, Sullivan Launch, 12:12:24, 30.5957394, -83.2601907]
Ramp, Sullivan Launch, 12:12:24, 30.5957394, -83.2601907

[Downstream PFAS sample, Sullivan Launch, 12:38:29, 30.5957780, -83.2602470]
Downstream PFAS sample, Sullivan Launch, 12:38:29, 30.5957780, -83.2602470

PG

[Pinetta Gauge house, 12:15:48, 30.5956539, -83.2598523]
Pinetta Gauge house, 12:15:48, 30.5956539, -83.2598523

[Old Belleville Bridge abutment, 12:16:02, 30.5956539, -83.2598523]
Old Belleville Bridge abutment, 12:16:02, 30.5956539, -83.2598523

[Gauge house from bridge abutment, 12:16:15, 30.5956539, -83.2598523]
Gauge house from bridge abutment, 12:16:15, 30.5956539, -83.2598523

[Dr. Tom Potter at Belleville Bridge abutment and Pinetta Gauge house, 12:17:04, 30.5957146, -83.2598634]
Dr. Tom Potter at Belleville Bridge abutment and Pinetta Gauge house, 12:17:04, 30.5957146, -83.2598634

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