Water Quality Studies
The following studies describe the water quality in wilderness areas. These studies are in PDF format.
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Derlet, R.W., and others. 2012. Impact of Summer Cattle Grazing on the Sierra Nevada Watershed: Aquatic Algae and Bacteria. Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 7 pp. |
| 2012 | Derlet, R.W., and C.R. Goldman. 2012. Letter from scientists to National Park Service summarizing research on the impacts of packstock on wilderness water quality in the High Sierra. 5 pp. |
| 2010 | Hayden, C., and others. 2010. Periphyton in Alpine Lakes and Streams along the John Muir Trail in the Sierra Nevada: Relationship to Human Impact. Journal of Mountain Medicine and Ecology 2(1):2-16. |
| 2010 | Derlet, R.W., and others. 2010. Reducing the impact of summer cattle grazing on water quality in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California: a proposal. Journal of Water and Health 8(2):326-333. |
| 2008 | Derlet, R.W. 2008. Backpacking in Yosemite and Kings Canyon National Parks and Neighboring Wilderness Areas: How Safe Is the Water to Drink? Journal of Travel Medicine 15(4):209-215. |
| 2008 | Derlet, R.W., and others. 2008(a). Risk Factors for Coliform Bacteria in Backcountry Lakes and Streams in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: A 5-Year Study. Wilderness and Environmental Medicine 19(2):82-90. |
| 2008 | Derlet, R.W., and others. 2008(b). Risk Factors for Coliform Bacteria in Sierra Nevada Mountain Wilderness Lakes and Streams. International Journal of Wilderness 14(1):28-31. |
| 2006 | Derlet, R.W. and J.R. Carlson. 2006. Coliform Bacteria in Sierra Nevada Wilderness Lakes and Streams: What Is the Impact of Backpackers, Pack Animals, and Cattle? Wilderness and Environmental Medicine 17(1):15-20. |